The resolution drafted by Arab states was passed with 121 votes in favor, while 44 abstained and 14 – including Israel and the United States – voted no. The Philippines was among those that abstained.
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday, October 27, overwhelmingly called for an immediate humanitarian truce betweenHamas and demanded aid access to the besieged Gaza Strip and protection of civilians.
A two-thirds majority was needed for the resolution to pass, in which abstentions do not count. The General Assembly voted after the Security Council failed four times in the past two weeks to take action. “This ridiculous resolution has the audacity to call for truce. The goal of this resolution truce is that Israel should cease to defend itself to Hamas, so Hamas can light us on fire,” he told the General Assembly after the vote.
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