Emergency UN General Assembly on the 12th... Gaza Ceasefire Discussion

Egypt and Mauritania Request
No Legal Binding Force Unlike Security Council

The United Nations General Assembly will hold an emergency special session to discuss a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian armed faction Hamas.

According to major foreign media including AFP on the 11th (local time), Dennis Francis, President of the UN General Assembly, notified member states that the 10th Emergency Special Session, 45th plenary meeting, to discuss the Israel-Palestine issue will be held on the 12th.

This meeting is convened at the request of Egypt, representing Arab countries, and Mauritania, the chair country of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Egypt and Mauritania sent a letter to President Francis urgently requesting the General Assembly to convene after a resolution calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was rejected at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) recently.

Earlier, on the 8th, a ceasefire resolution submitted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was put to a vote at the Security Council meeting. However, it was vetoed by the United States, a permanent member.

AFP reported that the draft resolution is similar to the UNSC resolution rejected on the 8th, "expressing serious concern over the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip," and "calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and the unconditional release of all hostages immediately."

Previously, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution at the end of October urging an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. However, unlike Security Council resolutions, General Assembly resolutions do not have legal binding force.

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