UN General Assembly which includes all 193 member states of the United Nations, voted by a majority of 153 votes in favor of the resolution; The resolution responds to an unprecedented call made by Guterres to the Security Council, to express his fear of “a complete and imminent collapse of public order” in Gaza.

On Tuesday, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a non-binding resolution calling for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza, which the UN Security Council failed to achieve, increasing pressure on Israel and Washington.

Ten countries, including the United States and Israel, voted against the resolution, while 23 countries abstained from voting.

The General Assembly resolution calls for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire,” the protection of civilians, humanitarian access, and the “immediate and unconditional release” of all hostages.

However, like the text adopted by the General Assembly at the end of October, which called for “an immediate, permanent and sustainable humanitarian truce leading to a cessation of hostilities,” the current draft resolution does not condemn Hamas, a provision that Israel and the United States systematically criticize.

The US Ambassador, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, asked, “Why is it difficult to say without ambiguity that killing infants and killing families in front of their children is a terrible thing?”

The Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, described the decision as “historic.”

Mansour told reporters after the issuance of the resolution, “Today was a historic day in terms of the strong message sent by the General Assembly. It is our collective duty to continue on this path until we see an end to this aggression against our people.”

The Americans had requested that the draft resolution be amended to include a condemnation of the “hateful terrorist attacks launched by Hamas” on October 7, but their request was rejected.

A request to amend a draft resolution to include a similar condemnation was also rejected at the end of October. Austria prepared another amendment aimed at indicating that the hostages in Gaza are being held by “Hamas and other groups.”

Arab countries had requested a special meeting of the General Assembly, after the United States used its veto on Friday against a draft Security Council resolution calling for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire.”

Several countries and organizations defending human rights expressed their regret at the failure of the UN Security Council on Friday.

The Security Council needed more than a month after the start of the war to speak with one voice, and in mid-November, after rejecting four texts, it contented itself with requesting humanitarian “truces.”

More than two months after the unprecedented attack launched by Hamas on October 7, Israel is still bombing the Gaza Strip and launching a ground attack in the Strip.

The United Nations constantly warns of a catastrophic situation in Gaza, where the humanitarian system is “on the verge of collapse.”

During his presentation of the draft resolution, Egyptian Ambassador Osama Mahmoud Abdel Khaleq Mahmoud denounced the delay in putting an end to “this war machine,” denouncing the efforts of a minority of countries and their opposition to international public opinion that supports the ceasefire.

A joint statement by the heads of government of Australia, Canada and New Zealand after they voted in favor of the resolution said: “The price of defeating Hamas cannot be the continued suffering of all Palestinian civilians.”

But even with overwhelming support for a non-binding text, “no one imagines that the General Assembly can persuade Israel to cease fire, just as it cannot order Putin to leave Ukraine,” according to Richard Gowan, a researcher at the International Crisis Group.