Mass diplomat walkout as Netanyahu addresses UN General Assembly
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Netanyahu attacks Iran, Turkey and Hezbollah in UN speech amid delegate walkout
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized Iran, Turkey and Hezbollah on Thursday in an address to the UN General Assembly in New York, defending Israel's military operations in the region. Several delegations walked out of the hall just before his speech, a moment Knesset member Ahmad Tibi mocked as a 'voluntary exodus'.
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Mass diplomat walkout as Netanyahu addresses UN General Assembly
A large number of diplomats walked out of the UN General Assembly hall as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the podium on Thursday, while other delegates stood and applauded him. The split reaction highlighted deep international divisions over Netanyahu's presence at the world body.