The United Nations (UN) General Assembly approved this Friday, with the vote against USAa resolution not binding that calls for “a humanitarian truce immediate and lastingin addition to the delivery of food and essential services to the population of the Gaza Strip, which is “subject to bombing and siege by the Israeli army”, as the assembly members stated, since almost three weeks ago.
With 120 votes in favor, 14 against and 45 abstentions, the General Assembly approved the text proposed by Jordan on behalf of the Arab group, in which neither Hamas nor Israel are named. In addition, they rejected a Canadian amendment that called for expressly condemn Hamas for the attacks of October 7, which caused the death of more than 1,400 Israelismostly civilians.
Conflict in Gaza: the express request of the UN
The text, promoted by almost 50 countriesdemands “an immediate, lasting and sustained humanitarian truce, leading to the cessation of hostilities”. Furthermore, the text rejects forced transfer of the Palestinian civilian population, also calling for immediate and unconditional release of all civilians who are “illegally held captive,” imploring a “humane treatment” for them.
The Israeli representative to the UN, Gilad Erdandescribed as “infamy” approval of the text because it does not expressly condemn Hamas. “We have all witnessed that the UN “It no longer has an iota of legitimacy or relevance.”. For Erdan, the attitude of the international organization means “a shame”.
The Assembly, made up of the 193 member states of the UN, took up the dossier after the Security Council, which is divided, reject four resolutions in less than two weeks.
Before the vote, the Pakistani ambassador Munir Akramhe went on to explain that Neither party had been named. in conflict, because “if you are just and equitable, “You will not blame one party and not the other.”.
The resolution, which unlike those approved by the Security Council, it is not mandatory, once again showed the divisions of the international community about this conflict.
Vote by vote: the position of each country before the UN
USAlike other countries vote againstas they also did some countries of the European Unionwho advocated enable “humanitarian corridors”in addition to implementing “breaks” that allow send urgent help to civilians in Gaza, after overcoming differences and being able to constitute “a consensus formulation” on the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave.
Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic and Hungary also voted against, along with Guatemala and Paraguay.
Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan, France, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Cuba, El Salvador, Peru, Spain and Belgium voted in favor.
For their part, the countries that abstained were Germany, Australia, United Kingdom, Italy, India, Greece, Japan, Sweden, Uruguay and Panama. Venezuela, which was co-sponsoring the resolution, was unable to vote after it was would have taken away the right to vote for non-payment of their quota to the UN.
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The resolution also condemns “all acts of violence directed against Palestinian and Israeli civilians, including acts of terrorism and indiscriminate attacks”, further declaring “deeply concerned for the latest escalation of violence since the attack on October 7, 2023.”
Lastly, ask “a fair and lasting solution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict” on the basis of the two-state solution.
Source: Ambito
