As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared to enter the UN building for his speech at 4 PM UTC on September 26th, 2025, the Prime Minister's Office announced that speakers on trucks would be placed on the Israeli side of the Gaza border to broadcast his address into the Gaza Strip. The Prime Minister explicitly ordered that this activity would not jeopardize IDF soldiers, according to a statement released via X by Amit Segal. An armor battalion fighter involved in the operation confirmed that trucks carrying speakers were tasked with securing positions as close as possible to the Palestinian population to broadcast Netanyahu's UN speech. However, the fighter stated that the announcement that speakers were placed within the Gaza Strip was incorrect, as they were positioned on the Israeli side of the border. This initiative follows previous reports that the Prime Minister's Office had ordered the IDF to implement a broadcast of the speech into Gaza via cellular network and loudspeakers. The Prime Minister's speech is expected to begin at 4 PM UTC. Meanwhile, behind-the-scenes efforts are reportedly underway by states hostile to Israel to organize walkouts during the speech, mirroring events from the previous year. Earlier on September 26th, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) had issued immediate evacuation orders for residents near a building in Gaza City's Rimal area, citing its alleged use by Hamas as part of preparations for imminent strikes on Hamas infrastructure in the Gaza Port area and Al-Remal neighborhood.
