The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted on Friday on the Arab draft resolution on the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.
The UNGA adopted the project, which calls for a halt to military operations and the entry of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
The approval of the Arab draft resolution came with a majority of 120 votes, noting that the United Nations’ adoption of the resolution is not binding.
14 countries voted against the resolution, proposed by Jordan acting on behalf of Arab countries, while 45 abstained from voting.
At the start of the resumption of the session Friday afternoon, Mahmoud Hamoud, Jordan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, reviewed the draft resolution. Hamoud asked for a vote first on an amendment submitted by Canada to the draft resolution, expressing his opposition to the amendment.
The Canadian amendment calls for the “unequivocal rejection and condemnation of the terrorist attacks launched by Hamas in Israel since October 7, and the taking of hostages.”
The amendment failed to obtain the required two-thirds majority.
The Israeli army announced Friday evening the expansion of its ground operations in the Gaza Strip, coinciding with an unprecedented Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip.
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