UN General Assembly Votes for 'Humanitarian Truce'

The UN General Assembly adopted a non-binding resolution on October 27, 2023, calling for an 'immediate, durable, and sustained humanitarian truce' between Israel and Hamas. The vote was 120 in favor, 14 against, and 45 abstentions. The US and Israel voted against. The resolution also called for access to humanitarian aid and protection of civilians. The US vetoed a binding Security Council ceasefire resolution on October 18. The diplomatic divide demonstrated the international community's split over Israel's military response.