The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution calling for an “immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce” between Israeli forces and Hamas in Gaza.
The UNGA also demanded “continuous, sufficient and unhindered” provision of lifesaving supplies and services for civilians trapped inside the enclave, as news reports suggest Israel has expanded ground operations and intensified its bombing campaign.
The non-binding Jordanian resolution was adopted on Friday afternoon in New York by a large majority, with 120 votes in favour, 14 against and 45 abstentions.
It marks the first formal response from the United Nations to the escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine since the Hamas attacks of 7 October, after the Security Council failed on four occasions to reach consensus on any action.
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