"UNGA Urges Humanitarian Truce in Israel-Gaza Conflict: How Countries Voted"
TL;DR
The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian truce between Israel and Hamas, as well as demanding aid access to Gaza. 120 countries voted in favor of the resolution, 14 countries voted against, including Israel and the United States, while 45 others abstained. Canada introduced an amendment that would have condemned Hamas for a recent attack on Israel, but ultimately abstained from the vote.
Topics:top-newsinternational-relations#aid-access#humanitarian-truce#international-relations#israel-gaza-conflict#unga#voting-breakdown
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