International Desk: The UN General Assembly passed a resolution for an unconditional and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. At that time, a separate resolution was passed in support of UNRWA. Israel later banned the organization in their country by law.
The resolution passed by the UN General Assembly on Wednesday (December 11) states that an unconditional and permanent ceasefire must be declared immediately in the Gaza Strip. According to officials at the time, 44,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza as a result of the war that has been going on for more than a year.
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158 countries voted in favor of the resolution in a UN General Assembly vote on Wednesday. A total of 9 votes were cast against it. And 13 countries abstained from this voting. The resolution calls for an immediate, unconditional, permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. At this time, the prisoners should be released unconditionally.
Another resolution was approved in the General Assembly this day. There, 159 countries voted in favor of the UNRWA resolution on refugees in Palestine, 7 countries including Israel and the United States voted against it. 11 countries abstained from voting.
The resolution condemned Israel’s act on UNRWA. It said that Israel should give UNRWA the status it deserves and not obstruct their work.
Before the resolution was passed, many of the UN member states expressed their support for Palestine in their respective speeches.
Palestine’s ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour said that Gaza in Palestine is now a scar of the pain of the human family. The ambassador of Slovenia said, Gaza is no more. It has been destroyed. Algeria’s deputy ambassador said that Palestine will pay a heavy price for keeping silent about the plight of Gaza.
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However, the proposal is considered symbolic, as Israel and the US rejected it. And there is no legal obligation on Israel to accept this proposal.
However, from a political point of view, there is pressure. Because, when so many countries agree to a proposal, it is considered as an expression of global opinion.
The United States stated that Hamas would not release the hostages in Gaza unless there was a cease-fire. Meanwhile, US Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood said, “The language of the proposal is wrong and shameful.”
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