Published December 13, 2023
The United Nations General Assembly, the body featuring all member states, overwhelmingly passed a resolution on Tuesday demanding Israel halt its war against the genocidal terrorist organization Hamas – and rejected two proposed amendments to condemn the terrorists.
The resolution is the second from the General Assembly addressing the Israeli war on Hamas since October 7, when Hamas terrorists invaded Israel and brutally killed 1,200 people, abducted 250 others, and engaged in a spree of atrocities including gang rape, torture, the killing of children as young as infants, and desecrating of corpses.
The General Assembly adopted a similar measure in late October that also failed to condemn Hamas but urged Israel not to protect itself from a repeat of the October 7 crimes against humanity.
The United Nations Security Council, the most powerful body in the global entity, has struggled to make any official statements on the Hamas slaughter as a result of the veto powers of its permanent members, particularly Russia, which vetoed a U.S.-led resolution for being insufficiently condemning of Israel while introducing pro-Hamas resolutions that the Council voted down.
The Council ultimately passed a resolution in mid-November demanding “urgent an extended humanitarian pauses” in Gaza but failing to conde
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RELATED: Israel will pursue war on Hamas with or without international support, foreign minister says
Published December 13, 2023
JERUSALEM, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Israel’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that agreeing to a ceasefire in Gaza at this stage would be a mistake, and that Israel will continue its war on Hamas whether or not it has international support.
“Israel will continue the war against Hamas with or without international support,” said Foreign Minister Eli Cohen. “A ceasefire at the current stage is a gift to the terrorist organization Hamas, and will allow it to return and threaten the residents of Israel.”
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RELATED: UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly in favour of Gaza ceasefire
The US and Israel were among the few votes against the non-binding resolution calling for an end to the fighting.
Palestinians examine the destruction following Israeli bombardment in Rafah, part of the southern Gaza Strip, on December 12 [Mohammed Abed/AFP]
Published December 12, 2023
The 193-member United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in war-torn Gaza.
Tuesday’s resolution passed with 153 countries voting in favour, 23 abstaining and 10 countries voting against, including Israel and the United States. While the resolution is non-binding, it serves as an indicator of global opinion.
“We thank all those who supported the draft resolution that was just adopted by a huge majority,” Saudi Arabia’s UN ambassador Abdulaziz Alwasil said in remarks following the vote. “This reflects the international position to call for the enforcement of this resolution.”
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SOURCE: www.aljazeera.com
