UN overwhelmingly calls for aid truce between Israel and Hamas

Published on 28 Oct 2023 1:49:26 PM

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday (October 27) overwhelmingly called for an immediate humanitarian truce between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas and demanded aid access to the besieged Gaza Strip and protection of civilians.

The resolution drafted by Arab states is not binding but carries political weight, taking the global temperature as Israel steps up ground operations in Gaza in retaliation for the worst Hamas attack on civilians in Israel's 75-year-old history on Oct. 7.

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