UN General Assembly votes in favour of Gaza ceasefire

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00:00 It's a resounding call for peace in Gaza, echoing in the UN General Assembly.

00:05 On Tuesday, delegates voted overwhelmingly in favour of an immediate ceasefire in the

00:10 Strip, with 153 voting for, 23 abstaining and 10 against, including the United States,

00:18 for the second time since vetoing a similar resolution in the Security Council.

00:23 Today was a historic day in terms of the powerful message that was sent from the General Assembly

00:30 and it is our collective duty to continue in this path until we see an end to this aggression

00:37 against our people, to see this war stopping against our people.

00:42 In response to a Hamas attack on October 7th which resulted in the death of 1,200 Israelis

00:48 and the kidnapping of more than 200 others, Israel launched a total siege of the enclave.

00:54 Its armed forces destroyed hospitals, homes and schools, displaced 80% of the 2.3 million

01:00 Palestinians living in Gaza and according to the Gaza Health Ministry, killed over 18,000

01:06 people, the majority of them women and children.

01:10 Right now what we are seeing is an onslaught on civilians, the breakdown of humanitarian

01:19 systems and profound disrespect for both international law and international humanitarian law.

01:31 Unlike Security Council resolutions, General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding,

01:37 but the Assembly's messages are important barometers of world opinion.

01:41 Prior to Tuesday's vote, the Israeli ambassador accused the UN of ignoring the massacres committed

01:46 by Hamas, calling the body a moral stain on humanity.

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