Armenia votes for U.N. General Assembly resolution on ceasefire in  Gaza 

ArmInfo.  Armenia voted for the UN General Assembly resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. According to the official UN statement, the document was supported by 149 countries, 12 voted  against and 19 delegations abstained.

The vote took place after the Security Council failed to adopt a  resolution on a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages on June  4 - the United States vetoed it.

The General Assembly resolution, proposed by Palestine and 23  countries led by Spain, demands a ceasefire, the release of hostages  and the complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip (in  accordance with Security Council resolution 2735 of June 10, 2024),  condemns the use of starvation as a weapon of war, and demands  facilitating the unimpeded entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza.  Although such resolutions are not legally binding, they carry  political and moral weight. According to the source, the document was  adopted within the framework of the 10th emergency session of the  General Assembly, which resumed its work on Thursday. The session is  devoted to the illegal actions of Israel in the occupied Palestinian  territory. It was first convened in April 1997. The last time the  10th emergency session was convened was in December 2024, when two  resolutions were adopted: one demanding a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip  and another reaffirming full support for the UN Relief and Works  Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which has  been banned by Israel.