UN General Assembly widely supports Palestinian resolution against Israel

The UN General Assembly strongly supported a nonbinding Palestinian resolution Wednesday demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the occupied West Bank within a year, Report informs via AP.

The vote in the 193-member world body was 124-14, with 43 abstentions.

The resolution, which also demands the withdrawal of all Israeli forces and the evacuation of settlers from the occupied Palestinian territories “without delay,” is not legally binding, but the extent of its support reflects world opinion.