UN members demand end to 'unlawful' Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories

UN member states formally demanded in a non-binding resolution Wednesday an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months and sanctions for non-compliance.

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A man sifts through debris after a school used as shelter by displaced Palestinians was hit by an Israeli strike in the Shujaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City on September 18, 2024. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

2024-09-18 21:19:18

UN member states formally demanded in a non-binding resolution Wednesday an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months and sanctions for non-compliance.

The text, which Israel said would fuel violence if adopted, is based on an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice calling Israel's occupation since 1967 "unlawful."

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