UNITED NATIONS, Dec 7: The UN General Assembly on Thursday failed to pass a US-sponsored resolution condemning Hamas and its rocket attacks against Israel. The final vote was 87 to 57 with 33 abstentions, which meant the resolution fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to pass.
The resolution also would have supported a “just, lasting and comprehensive peace” between then Israelis and Palestinians in accordance with all other United Nations resolutions on the issue.
The latest violence in Gaza erupted on Monday after a Hamas commander was killed in a covert Israeli operation. Since then, Gaza militants have fired at least 460 rockets at Israel, and Israeli forces have carried out airstrikes on 160 targets in Gaza.
One militant rocket attack killed a Palestinian laborer in the West Bank, while Israel’s strikes have killed at least seven Palestinians.
(AGENCIES)
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