from Daily Sabah
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday adopted the 'New York Declaration,' a resolution reaffirming support for Palestinian statehood and urging renewed commitment to the two-state solution as the path to lasting peace, while excluding Hamas from the process.
The text was adopted by 142 votes in favor, 10 against – including Israel and key ally the United States – and 12 abstentions.
Although Israel has criticized U.N. bodies for nearly two years over their failure to condemn Hamas's attack on Oct. 7, 2023, the declaration, presented by France and Saudi Arabia, leaves no ambiguity.
Formally called the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, the text states that "Hamas must free all hostages" and that the U.N. General Assembly condemns "the attacks committed by Hamas against civilians on the 7th of October."...
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