Scores of diplomats walked out of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, in protest against the devastating war on Gaza and the latest Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
Several diplomats could be seen walking out in haste as Netanyahu entered the great hall to speak from the rostrum, with the presiding diplomat having to shout "order, please" as the Israeli leader took to the stage.
The war on Gaza, now approaching its one-year mark, has turned much of the enclave into an uninhabitable hellscape.
More than 42,000 people have been killed, almost the entire population are reported to have fled their homes at least once, and those in northern Gaza are on the verge of famine.
Meanwhile, whole neighbourhoods and families have been erased, with homes, schools and hospitals devastated by air strikes and tank fire.
Despite the bloodbath, Israel has sought to expand the war, and in the past week has been relentlessly bombing Lebanon, killing more than 700 people, including scores of women and children.
Visibly angry due to the mass walkout, Netanyahu defended his response to the 7 October Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel and the recent escalatory attacks on Lebanon.
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