The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on Tuesday affirming the UN's responsibility towards Palestine and calling for an end to the Israeli occupation that began in 1967 and supporting a two-state solution.
The draft resolution was prepared by Djibouti, Jordan, Mauritania, Qatar, Senegal, and Palestine, and was presented for a vote in the UN General Assembly.
151 countries voted in favor of the draft resolution, while 11 countries opposed it, led by Israel and the United States, and 11 countries abstained from voting.
In a speech before the General Assembly prior to the vote, Turkey's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ahmed Yildiz, reaffirmed his country's strong support for peaceful efforts to resolve the Palestinian issue, urging all member states to work seriously to implement the provisions of the resolution.
Yildiz described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as 'extremely concerning,' noting that the number of deaths resulting from Israeli attacks has exceeded 70,000.
He also 'strongly' condemned the assaults by Israeli settlers and their seizure of Palestinian lands in the West Bank, emphasizing that achieving a just and lasting peace in the Middle East can only be through a two-state solution based on the borders of 1967.
The resolution calls on Israel to withdraw from all territories it has occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, and to realize the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people.
The resolution affirms the UN's responsibility towards Palestine and calls for an end to the Israeli occupation.
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The United Nations adopts a resolution calling for an end to the occupation of Palestinian territories.