Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trip to New York for the UN General Assembly has again been delayed, his office says.
The premier will fly to the US tomorrow and will return to Israel on Saturday night. He will be accompanied on the trip by his wife Sara.
“The prime minister will hold consultations today with the security establishment to discuss the continuation of strikes in Lebanon,” the PMO’s statement reads, shortly after Hezbollah fired a surface-to-surface missile at Tel Aviv.
An unnamed senior official in the government sharply criticizes the prime minister’s decision to fly to the US during intensified fighting on Israel’s northern border, saying the speech could be delegated to the foreign minister or an envoy.
“This is reckless and irresponsible,” the anonymous official tells Channel 12 news.
It was unclear when Netanyahu was set to address the gathering of global leaders.
An Israeli official told The Times of Israel yesterday that Netanyahu was set to speak at the UN on Thursday after he was initially slated to speak on Friday and remain in New York for the Jewish Sabbath. By moving the speech to Thursday, he would have been able to return to Israel on Friday.
Help us report truthfully on social media
As a multimedia journalist, my job is to take the quality, fact-based journalism produced by The Times of Israel newsroom and make it accessible across every platform — from Instagram posts to podcasts to short-form videos.
This is how many, especially young people, consume news these days. But misinformation is rampant on social media. Our team at ToI produces accurate, responsible short-form reporting on Israel and the Jewish world.
If you believe in the importance of factual social media journalism, please consider joining our reader support group, The Times of Israel Community. Your financial support is essential to sustain responsible multimedia reporting.
— Gabriella Jacobs, multimedia journalist
Support our work
Support our work
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
From 
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
