Families of hostages rallied outside the UN in New York during Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech, issuing searing accusations and emotional pleas for the release of all 48 captives still in Gaza. Families of hostages and survivors of captivity gathered outside the United Nations headquarters in New York on Thursday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly.

But speaking to reporters last night, Donald Trump said he "will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank". The UK and Germany say they have also warned Israel against annexation, while UN Secretary General António Guterres has called such a move "morally, legally and politically intolerable".

Defending his country’s military actions in an address to the General Assembly, Israel’s prime minister rejected the idea of a Palestinian state and called for the release of hostages held in Gaza.

During his appearance in New York City, protesters on both sides of the issue of Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza gathered outside the U.N. headquarters. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aggressively ruled out Palestinian statehood in a speech to the UN Friday telling those delegates who stayed to listen that it would be tantamount to "national suicide" for his country.

Dozens of delegates from multiple nations walked out of the U.N. General Assembly Hall as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began to speak.