UN to vote on Palestinian Resolution demanding Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza and West Bank

The UN General Assembly will vote on a Palestinian resolution on Wednesday, calling for Israel to end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the West Bank within a year.

The resolution demands Israel withdraw its military forces and evacuate all settlers from these territories.

This vote comes as the war between Israel and Hamas approaches its first anniversary, and violence in the West Bank intensifies.

Palestinian UN ambassador Riyad Mansour claims Palestinians face an “existential threat” and urges an end to Israel’s decades-long occupation.

Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, called the resolution “diplomatic terrorism” and criticized it for not addressing Hamas’ attacks on Israel.

If passed, the resolution would not be legally binding, but it would reflect global opinion on the issue.

The resolution follows a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in July, which declared Israel’s presence in Palestinian territories illegal.

US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield expressed concerns that the resolution complicates efforts toward peace and does not recognize Hamas as a terrorist organization.

The vote on this resolution is highly symbolic, with its outcome signaling global perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. However, any resolution passed is unlikely to change the situation on the ground in the near term.

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