INA- SOURCES
The resolution passed a 124-12 vote on Wednesday with 43 abstentions, including the US.
The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly supported a Palestinian-drafted resolution on Wednesday demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the occupied West Bank within a year.
The vote in the 193-member world body was 124-14, with 43 abstentions. Among those in opposition was the United States, Israel’s closest ally.
Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian UN ambassador, called the vote a turning point "in our struggle for freedom and justice.”
“It sends a clear message that Israel’s occupation must end as soon as possible and that the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination must be realised" he added.
Israel’s UN Ambassador, Danny Danon, denounced the vote as “a shameful decision that backs the Palestinian Authority’s diplomatic terrorism.”
While the resolution is not legally binding, the extent of its support is symbolic in the 193 member body, which is not allowed to vetoe decisions.
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