Israeli PM rebuked Western nations for embracing Palestinian statehood after scores of delegates left the hall in protest. This live blog is closedNetanyahu vows to ‘finish job’ in Gaza during UN speech as delegates walk outPalestinians living in poverty were also affected, the Palestinian prime minister’s spokesperson Mohammad Abu al-Rob told Agence France-Presse (AFP), with their numbers rising by more than 150% since the start of the Gaza war, and with cash assistance not paid out in more than two months.An increase in the number of Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank, and a reduction in work permits for West Bank Palestinians seeking work inside Israel have had a drastic impact. Continue reading...