Scores of delegates exited the hall of the United Nations General Assembly as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walked up to the podium to give his speech.
Israel's military response has killed more than 65,000 people in Gaza, according to local health officials, and left much of the territory in ruins.
In an upsurge of diplomacy, there is renewed pressure to end the almost two-year war in Gaza.
This week, in an effort to put pressure on Israel to end the war, ten countries formally recognised the state of Palestine.
