Shafaq News/ On Thursday, the United Nations GeneralAssembly is scheduled to vote on a draft resolution urging an immediateceasefire in Gaza, the release of hostages held by Hamas, and the opening ofIsraeli crossings to enable the delivery of food and urgent humanitariansupplies.
Drafted by Spain, the resolution includes a strongcondemnation of starvation as a method of warfare, describing its use againstcivilians as a grave violation of international norms.
The vote takes place amid a worsening humanitarian crisis inGaza, where UN agencies estimate that 93% of the population is experiencingextreme food insecurity. Ongoing airstrikes have destroyed farmland, fisheries,and essential infrastructure, further deepening the emergency. Although Israellifted an 11-week blockade last month, the flow of aid has remained minimal.For the more than two million residents of the territory, conditions remaincritical.
Diplomatic sources expect the 193-member assembly to adoptthe resolution by a wide margin. Israel, however, has urged member states toreject the measure, calling it a “politically motivated and futile spectacle.”
While General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding,they are widely seen as barometers of global opinion and carry symbolicpolitical and moral weight.
The vote also comes ahead of an UN-sponsored conference nextweek, aiming to reenergize global engagement with the two-state solution, asefforts toward resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continue to facesignificant obstacles.
Meanwhile, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich hasmaintained his refusal to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, calling forcontinued military operations targeting Hamas and opposing negotiations over anypotential hostage agreement.
Smotrich has also dismissed proposals to reinstate directIsraeli control over the enclave, calling them “nonsense” and urging officialsto block any initiative that could lead to renewed political dialogue.
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