Security footage captured three men emerging from a sewer in New York City before dawn. This incident occurred near a hotel where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was staying amid his visit for the United Nations General Assembly. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding this unusual occurrence, which has raised questions about security protocols in place during high-profile events.
This happened at about 4:30 am on Wednesday near Park Avenue and East 61st Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, NBC reported.
Police said the three men emerged from a manhole and later left the area in vehicles. The New York Police Department said there was no indication that the men were connected to Netanyahu, the UN or any planned attack. Police said they had already dealt with similar cases in New York in recent months. “We have seen a number of incidents over the past few months of individuals going into the sewer system to look for valuables and other scrap metal after a storm,” New York police said in a statement. “This incident fits that same criteria, but out of an abundance of caution given the UN General Assembly and the sensitivity of the location, the NYPD is conducting additional security sweeps with our federal partners,” they added. In the assembly, he defended Israel’s bombardment of several countries and said his government was fighting a “seven-front war”. “In this battle against the barbarians, we’ve had no greater partner than President Trump,” he said.
The Israeli PM named Gaza , the occupied West Bank, Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Yemen’s Houthis and militias in Iraq. “We are going to win. We have no other choice,” Netanyahu declared. He also thanked US President Donald Trump for his support.
Israel’s three-year war on the narrow strip has killed 73,928 people, according to the Palestinian health ministry. Over 1.75 lakh people have also been injured, it said.
During his mayoral election campaign, Mamdani, pointing to the ICC warrant, said he would have Netanyahu arrested if the Israeli prime minister ever came to New York. Netanyahu also rejected accusations that Israel committed genocide in Gaza . He later clarified in a July video that the city had no independent authority to enforce it.
