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Dozens of delegates leave UN hall as Netanyahu begins address

Al Jazeera reported the walkout as the Israeli prime minister began speaking, without identifying the delegates or giving a reason.

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Adrian Cole
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Source: Al Jazeera Global News · View original source
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Dozens of delegates walked out of the United Nations assembly hall as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his speech, according to Al Jazeera.

The report gives no precise count and does not identify the delegates or the countries they represented.

It also does not explain why they left. The timing places the walkout as Netanyahu began speaking, but the report does not link it to any particular remarks.

Al Jazeera’s account details the departure but provides no information about what Netanyahu said in the speech.

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