- The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.
- India was one of the 153 countries that supported the resolution.
- The resolution is sponsored by Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, andIndia was one of the 153 countries that supported the resolution.
Encouraging all parties to the conflict to adhere to international humanitarian law to safeguard civilians, the resolution is sponsored by Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Humanitarian ceasefire
Palestine is a state that observes UN meetings. With more than 18,000 people killed since October 7, Israel is under increasing pressure to end its war in Gaza. This resolution was passed during that time. It also demands that all hostages be released immediately and without conditions, as well as the provision of humanitarian access.
In addition, the resolution demands that all hostages be released immediately and without conditions and that humanitarian access be allowed.
India claimed that the draft did not explicitly denounce Hamas, so it did not cast a vote on a resolution akin to this one at the October General Assembly calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Speaking about Israel’s “indiscriminate” bombing of Palestinian territory, US President Joe Biden warned that the country could lose support from other countries for its war on Gaza.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, “cannot say no” to an independent Palestinian state, he added, and he needs to reconsider his position on the two-state solution.
