On Tuesday Foreign Minister Winston Peters will attend a critical UN General Assembly meeting in the US. While there he will outline the government's position on whether New Zealand will recognise a Palestinian state.
This week UN investigators accused Israel of committing "genocide" in Gaza.
Israel denies that - calling the UN report fake and based on Hamas lies.
BBC Middle East editor Sebastian Usher joins Susie Ferguson live from London.
Homeless Palestinians travel southwards after Israel reiterated its orders to evacuate Gaza City. Photo: EYAD BABA/AFP