More than 150 member states voted in favor of a humanitarian cease-fire in Tuesday’s nonbinding vote.
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The United Nations General Assembly officially called for a humanitarian cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war on Tuesday after the majority of member states voted in support of a nonbinding resolution—just days after the U.S. blocked a binding resolution for a cease-fire from passing the U.N. Security Council.Key Facts
At a General Assembly meeting, 153 member states voted to adopt a resolution “demanding a humanitarian ceasefire, the protection of civilians, the immediate, unconditional release of all hostages and humanitarian access.”
Ten member states—including the United States and Israel—voted against the resolution and 23 abstained from the vote.
The resolution is not legally binding, but the message is “very important” and representative of the general world opinion, a U.N. spokesperson said, according to the Associated Press.
A similar resolution was vetoed by the U.
