Police arrested more than 100 people near the UN as Netanyahu addressed the General Assembly.
Why it matters: The arrests and walkouts show how the Gaza war is playing out both in the streets and inside the UN's main annual gathering. They also put a public-safety and diplomatic spotlight on the New York visit.
- NYPD took 104 people into custody near United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, CBS reported.
- Reuters reported at least 30 arrests at the anti-Netanyahu protest outside the UN.
- Multiple delegates walked out as Netanyahu began speaking at the General Assembly.
- Netanyahu defended Israel's Gaza campaign and called it "the opposite of genocide."
Police arrested more than 100 people Thursday near United Nations headquarters in Manhattan as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly, according to CBS News and Reuters coverage of the scene.
CBS said the NYPD took 104 people into custody. Reuters separately reported at least 30 arrests at the anti-Netanyahu protest outside the UN, including actor Susan Sarandon, actor Hannah Einbinder, New York City Council member Chi Ossé and Democratic congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier.
Inside the hall, multiple attendees walked out as Netanyahu began speaking, CBS and Reuters reported. Netanyahu used the address to defend Israel's campaign in Gaza. CBS also reported that he criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and said, "Jews no longer feel safe in New York."
The UN said the General Assembly's high-level week runs from Sept. 18 to 28, 2026. AP reported earlier in September that Netanyahu planned a brief 24-hour trip to New York after Mamdani urged his arrest over the Gaza war.
Outlets differed on the arrest counts, and the legal basis for the detentions was not immediately clear in the reporting cited.
By the numbers
- 104 - people CBS said were taken into custody by the NYPD near UN headquarters.
- At least 30 - arrests Reuters reported at the anti-Netanyahu protest outside the UN.
Yes, but: Outlets reported different arrest counts, and the legal basis for the detentions was not immediately clear.