The resolution was adopted on Wednesday with 124 votes in favor, 14 against and 43 abstentions, during the tenth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly considering Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Palestinian territory. busy, the Xinhua news agency reported.
The resolution requiring Israel to comply with all its legal obligations under international law, including the advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice, was introduced Tuesday by the State of Palestine and was co-sponsored by more than two dozen nations.
According to the recently adopted resolution, the United Nations General Assembly "demands that Israel immediately end its illegal presence in the occupied Palestinian territory, which constitutes a continuing unlawful act entailing its international responsibility, and that it do so take 12 months after the adoption of this resolution".
The United Nations General Assembly also demands that Israel comply without delay with all its legal obligations under international law, including those stipulated by the International Court of Justice.
Speaking before the vote, Mohamed Issa Abushahab, permanent representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, said the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza must be addressed through unimpeded access to those in need, a ceasefire agreement and full implementation of all related measures. Security Council Resolutions.
A credible peace process must be relaunched to work towards a two-state solution to alleviate this conflict, he said, expressing support for full statehood for Palestine and its membership in the UN. "The time has come to end the suffering," he said.
Introducing the draft resolution on Tuesday, Riyad Mansour, permanent observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, called for the establishment of an independent and sovereign State of Palestine on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
He said the Palestinian people have remained steadfast in the pursuit of their inalienable rights, just like all other citizens of the world seeking self-determination.
"Palestinians want to live, not survive, they want their children to go to school without fear. They want to be free in reality as they are in spirit," Mansour said.
The resolution requiring Israel to comply with all its legal obligations under international law, including the advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice, was introduced Tuesday by the State of Palestine and was co-sponsored by more than two dozen nations.
According to the recently adopted resolution, the United Nations General Assembly "demands that Israel immediately end its illegal presence in the occupied Palestinian territory, which constitutes a continuing unlawful act entailing its international responsibility, and that it do so take 12 months after the adoption of this resolution".
The United Nations General Assembly also demands that Israel comply without delay with all its legal obligations under international law, including those stipulated by the International Court of Justice.
Speaking before the vote, Mohamed Issa Abushahab, permanent representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, said the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza must be addressed through unimpeded access to those in need, a ceasefire agreement and full implementation of all related measures. Security Council Resolutions.
A credible peace process must be relaunched to work towards a two-state solution to alleviate this conflict, he said, expressing support for full statehood for Palestine and its membership in the UN. "The time has come to end the suffering," he said.
Introducing the draft resolution on Tuesday, Riyad Mansour, permanent observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, called for the establishment of an independent and sovereign State of Palestine on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
He said the Palestinian people have remained steadfast in the pursuit of their inalienable rights, just like all other citizens of the world seeking self-determination.
"Palestinians want to live, not survive, they want their children to go to school without fear. They want to be free in reality as they are in spirit," Mansour said.