Baku. TurkicWorld
The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved resolutions Wednesday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and expressing support for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to ban. General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding, although they reflect world opinion.
The votes in the 193-nation world body were 158-9 with 13 abstentions to demand a ceasefire now and 159-9 with 11 abstentions to support the agency known as UNRWA, TurkicWorld reports referencing Al-Awsat.
The votes culminated two days of speeches overwhelmingly calling for an end to the 14-month war between Israel and Hamas.
General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding, though they reflect world opinion. There are no vetoes in the assembly.
Israel and its close ally, the United States, were in a tiny minority speaking and voting against the resolutions.
Israel’s offensive has killed more than 44,800 Palestinians in Gaza, according to local health officials.
The Palestinians and their supporters went to the General Assembly after the US vetoed a Security Council resolution last month demanding an immediate ceasefire in the war in Gaza. It was supported by the 14 other Security Council member nations, but the US objected because the resolution did not include a link to an immediate release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
