The Malaysian delegation at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79) in New York, USA, joined countries in a walkout protest ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech.

Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said the walkout involved countries supporting the Palestinian resolution based on decisions of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the UN Security Council, according to the News Straits Times.

“As we could see, when Netanyahu entered the hall...