UN overwhelmingly endorses two-state solution declaration that condemns Hamas
United Nations (Reuters) – On Friday, the United Nations General Assembly voted to approve a statement summarizing “concrete, time setting and irreversible steps” towards a two -state solution between Israel and Palestinians before a meeting of world leaders.
The seven -page declaration is the result of an international conference in the UN in the UN in the UN, hosted by Saudi Arabia and France. The US and Israeli boycott the event.
A decision that approved the declaration received 10 votes against 142 favorable and 10 to 10 countries, 12 countries were abstained.
Voting comes in front of a meeting of world leaders on September 22nd, among the high -level UN General Assembly, which is expected to officially recognize a Palestinian state of England, France, Canada, Australia and Belgium.
The declaration, approved by the 193 -member General Assembly, condemns the attacks on Israel by Palestinian militants Hamas, who triggered the war in Gaza on 7 October 2023.
He also condemns Israel’s attacks against Gaza, siege and hunger civilians and civilian infrastructure, which resulted in a destructive human disaster and protection crisis “.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said that the decision provided the international isolation of Hamas.
“For the first time today, the United Nations accepted a text condemning their crimes and calling for surrender and disarmament.” He said.
The decision was supported by all Gulf Arab states. Israel and the United States voted with Argentina, Hungary, Micronesia, Nau, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay and Tonga.
The declaration approved by the decision supports the deployment of a temporary international stability mission that is compulsory by the UN Security Council that the war in Gaza should “now”.
The United States described the vote as “another misrepresented and bad -time promotional stunt” and weakened serious diplomatic efforts to end the conflict.
“Don’t make mistakes, this decision is a gift to Hamas.” He said. “Rather than encouraging peace, the conference has already extended the war, encouraged Hamas and has damaged peace expectations in both short and long term.”
Israel, who has been criticizing the UN for a long time because he did not condemn the UN with the name of the October 7 attacks, unilaterally rejected the declaration and described the vote as theater.
Israel’s Ambassador of UN Danny Danon, “The only useful Hamas… When the terrorists cheer, you do not advance the peace; you advance terrorism.” He said.
According to Israel on October 7, 2023, Hamas’s attack on Israel killed 1,200 people and about 251 were hostage. According to local health officials, more than 64,000 people were mostly killed during the war in Gaza.
(Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Rami Ayyub and Nia Williams)
