General Assembly Seventy-third session, 47th plenary meeting - The situation in the Middle East - Item 38. UN Photo/Loey Felipe
UN News: US resolution to condemn activities of Hamas voted down in General Assembly
Although a majority of UN Member States voted in favour of a General Assembly resolution put forward by the United States – condemning the activities of Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza – it failed to be adopted on Thursday at UN Headquarters in New York.
The resolution condemned Hamas for “repeatedly firing rockets into Israel and for inciting violence, thereby putting civilians at risk”, and for its use of resources in Gaza to construct military infrastructure “including tunnels to infiltrate Israel and equipment to launch rockets into civilian areas”.
It specified that further engagement by the UN Secretary-General, and the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, in efforts to de-escalate the situation in Gaza, was also needed.
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Update: U.S.-sponsored resolution to condemn Hamas militants fails at U.N. -- CBS/AP
WNU Editor: 87 voted in favour, 57 voted against, with 33 abstentions.
