12/9/2024–|Last update: 12/9/202410:08 AM (Makkah Time)
The Palestinian mission to the United Nations distributed an amended draft resolution to members of the General Assembly calling on Israel to end its illegal presence in the occupied Palestinian territory within no more than 12 months from the date of adoption of the resolution.
The text, which is expected to be voted on on September 18, calls on states to comply with their obligations under international law and in accordance with the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice.
The amended Palestinian proposal raises the idea of establishing an international mechanism to compensate for damages, losses and injuries resulting from Israel’s actions in the occupied Palestinian territories.
The amended Palestinian draft resolution calls for a conference of the parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War to enforce the Convention in the occupied Palestinian territory.
The text also talks about holding an international conference during the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly to implement international resolutions related to the Palestinian issue.
Tel Aviv Tribune’s correspondent indicated that the draft resolution is expected to be voted on during the tenth session of the General Assembly next Wednesday.
Last Monday, the Arab Group at the United Nations, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Non-Aligned Movement asked the General Assembly of the international organization to vote on a Palestinian draft resolution demanding that Israel “end its illegal presence in the occupied Palestinian territories within 6 months.”
The main objective of the draft resolution prepared by the Palestinian Authority is to confirm the advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice last July, which stated that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands and territories is illegal and that it must withdraw from them.
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon preempted the vote by calling on the General Assembly to “categorically reject this outrageous resolution” and instead adopt “a resolution condemning Hamas” and calling for the immediate release of all detainees.
It is noteworthy that in 2014, a draft resolution submitted by Jordan to the Security Council failed to obtain the nine votes required to approve a draft resolution aimed at ending the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within two years, after the United States used its veto.
It is noteworthy that Israel occupied the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem in 1967, and since then it has been building and expanding settlements in the West Bank.
