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U.N. vote shows nation's broad support for Gaza cease-fire

Nations voted 153-10, with 23 abstentions, to demand a cease-fire and express “grave concern" for the humanitarian situation.

Diplomats prepare for a U.N. General Assembly emergency session on Gaza.
Diplomats prepare for a U.N. General Assembly emergency session on Gaza. (AN/U.N. Web TV)

A vote in the 193-nation U.N. General Assembly demanded a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza to end the Israel-Hamas war, underscoring the growing political isolation of Israel and the United States on the world's stage.

Nations voted 153-10, with 23 abstentions, on Tuesday to express “grave concern over the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and the suffering of the Palestinian civilian population.”

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