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[270] [271] Japan voted favorably for the United Nations General Assembly resolution to accord Palestine Non-member Observer State status in the United Nations in November 2012, and since then, refers to the country as "Palestine". [272] In August 2024, a Japanese official stated that the country was considering recognition. [273] Yes: G7, G20 ...
Arab League: In a statement, Arab League assistant secretary-general for Palestine and occupied Arab territories affairs, Saeed Abu Ali, appreciated China's historical position in support of the Palestinian cause, which embodies the depth and strength of relations between Arab countries and China. He said the Arab League commended the efforts ...
Thousands of Yemenis demonstrated in Sana'a to support Palestine and protest against Western attacks on Yemen. [98] The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed responsibility for a missile attack targeting US forces in Al-Asad Airbase. [23] * The Gaza Health Ministry stated, "The aid entering the Gaza Strip does not meet basic health needs.
But the resolution also makes plain that "the State of Palestine, in its capacity as an observer State, does not have the right to vote in the General Assembly or to put forward its candidature to United Nations organs". The resolution passed with 143 countries voting in favour, 25 abstaining, 16 non-voting, and nine voting against.
The agency, which began by assisting about 750,000 Palestinian refugees in 1950, now serves some 5.9 million across the Middle East, many of whom live in refugee camps in the Gaza Strip, the West ...
As of 21 June 2024, 146 (75.6%) of the 193 member states of the United Nations have recognised the State of Palestine as sovereign over both West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Many of the countries that do not recognize the State of Palestine nevertheless recognize the PLO as the 'representative of the Palestinian people'. [46]
Additionally, the resolution rejects any demographic or territorial changes in the Gaza Strip and reaffirms the Security Council's support for a two-state solution, envisioning the unification of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under Palestinian Authority governance.
In May 2024, Australia was one of 143 countries to support Palestine's bid for full UN membership, [22] but foreign minister Penny Wong later said this did not mean her country would recognise Palestine as a state, that the vote was about awarding "modest additional rights to participate in United Nations forums" and that Australia would only ...