New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- Dozens of delegates from multiple nations walked out of the UN General Assembly hall en masse on Friday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his speech.

A video shared by news agency PTI showed representatives of several countries staging a walkout as Netanyahu took to the podium to deliver a speech at UNGA.

In a defiant speech, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told fellow world leaders on Friday that Israel "must finish the job" against Hamas in Gaza.

"Western leaders may have buckled under the pressure," he said. "And I guarantee you one thing: Israel won't," Netanyahu said.

Responding to countries' recent decisions to recognise Palestinian statehood, Netanyahu said. "Your disgraceful de...