Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Two were martyred in an initial toll of the Israeli drone strike that targeted the al-Asira neighborhood in the city of Baalbek, eastern Lebanon
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: An Israeli drone strike targeted the al-Asira neighborhood east of Baalbek, eastern Lebanon
Sheikh Naim Qassem to the pager attack survivors: You are the greatest resistance. Know that 'Israel' will fall because it embodies aggression, crime, and occupation; victory is truly yours
Sheikh Qassem to the pager attack survivors: The value of what you are doing despite your wounds is immense, and here you are, treading the path of the Master of Nation's Martyrs and the leaders
Sheikh Qassem to the pager attack survivors: You are moving forward with insight deeper than sight itself. The enemy sought to eliminate your role in the battle, yet you remain steadfast and continue the fight
Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem to the pager attack survivors one year later: You are healing from your wounds and rising above them. You have successfully passed the test
Palestinian media: Reports of stabbing operation in occupied al-Quds.
Israeli media: Sirens blare in Arava in South, near Ramon Airport.
Egyptian PM Mostafa Madbouli: Egypt is targeted in plans to redraw regional map
AEOI Chief Mohammad Eslami: Our presence in IAEA General Council and fact-checking helped in preventing unilateral rhetoric that aims to portray Iran as an unregulated country

Enraged Israeli FM calls UNGA vote 'despicable'

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 28 Oct 2023 07:18
  • 1 Shares
3 Min Read

Both the Israeli ambassador to the UN and the occupation's foreign minister have expressed their outrage with a UNGA-approved resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire.

  • x
  • Enraged Israeli foreign minister, Eli Cohen, calls UNGA vote 'despicable'.
    Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York City, United States, on October 24, 2023. (AFP)

The UN General Assembly's majority vote for a humanitarian truce has been bashed as "despicable" by Israeli Foreign Minister, Eli Cohen.

The enraged minister rejected the resolution, saying after it was passed that "Israel intends to eliminate Hamas just as the world dealt with the Nazis and ISIS."

We reject outright the UN General Assembly despicable call for a ceasefire.
Israel intends to eliminate Hamas just as the world dealt with the Nazis and ISIS.

— אלי כהן | Eli Cohen (@elicoh1) October 27, 2023

The occupation's UN ambassador, Gilad Erdan, also condemned the Arab-drafted resolution, claiming that "this is a dark day for the UN and for mankind."

Erdan vowed that "Israel" will use "every means" to fight Hamas in the Gaza "terror city."

The UN ambassador also repeated now-debunked disinformation regarding beheaded babies to shame the UNGA, which voted in favor of a humanitarian truce, that Erdan said would tie "Israel's" hands.

Security Council failed to act

Regardless of the continued influx of Israeli propaganda and deliberate misinformation, spread by Israeli officials and supporters, the resolution passed with 120 votes in favor, 45 abstentions, and 14 votes against, including "Israel" and the United States.

Related News

Chinese Defense Minister reaffirms stance on Taiwan at Xiangshan forum

Syria's al-Sharaa: Security deal with 'Israel' is a necessity

The resolution called for a quick humanitarian truce between "Israel" and the Palestinian Resistance, as well as aid access to the besieged Gaza Strip and civilian safety.

Drafted by Arab nations, the resolution is not legally binding, but it has political weight as "Israel" ramps up ground operations in Gaza, further endangering civilians in the Gaza Strip.

The General Assembly's vote comes after the Security Council failed to act four times in the previous two weeks, due to US-led obstruction.

Read more: US says supports humanitarian pause in Gaza, votes no at UNGA session

After a Canadian-led amendment to the resolution to add a condemnation of Hamas over Operation Al-Aqsa Flood failed to pass, the UNGA broke out into applause. The amendment fell short of the two-thirds majority required, with 88 votes in favor, 55 against, and 23 abstentions. All arab nations voted against it. 

Communications blackout in the Strip

The assembly called on the "importance of preventing further destabilization and escalation of violence in the region" warning "all parties to exercise maximum restraint and upon all those with influence on them to work toward this objective."

It also called on the Israeli occupation to backtrack its order for civilians in Gaza to move south on October 12, emphasizing that it "firmly rejects any attempts at the forced transfer of the Palestinian civilian population."

The UNGA also called for "the immediate and unconditional release" of all civilian captives.

During the early hours of Friday, massive regions in the Strip suffered from complete communications blackout, while Gaza's largest communications service provider announced that it had shut down all operations across Gaza after Israeli warplanes destroyed the company's remaining infrastructure. This was followed up with an unprecedented bombardment of the Strip.

Palestinian media outlets reported on Saturday morning that over 100 people were killed as a result of Israeli airstrikes targeting a multi-story residential building that sheltered displaced persons in the al-Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City.

Read more: 'Israel' isolates Gaza from the world, intensifies aggression

  • United States
  • Gaza Strip
  • UNGA
  • Israel
  • United Nations
  • Israeli occupation forces
  • Israeli occupation
  • Israeli war crimes
  • Gilad Erdan
  • Gaza
  • Eli Cohen
War on Gaza

War on Gaza

Most Read

Uprising against Volker Turk at the Human Rights Council over Gaza.

Uprising against Volker Turk at the Human Rights Council over Gaza

  • Politics
  • 12 Sep 2025
A screengrab from the ad played on Fox News. (X Screengrab)

Fox airs ad warning Trump not to let Netanyahu 'play' him on Gaza

  • US & Canada
  • 11 Sep 2025
Lapid: Egypt’s Arab Force plan a 'severe blow' to normalization

Lapid: Egypt’s Arab Force plan a 'severe blow' to normalization

  • Palestine
  • 14 Sep 2025
UKLFI’s latest faux pas, like "Israel’s" recent failed attempt at regime change in Iran, is unambiguously indicative of a flailing entity on the verge of extinction. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab el-Hajj)

Zionist lawfare operation facing collapse?

  • Opinion
  • 13 Sep 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
A Hezbollah supporter who lost his sight in a pager attack carried out by "Israel" on Sept. 17, 2024, covers his eyes with a red headband inscribed with the name "Hussein" during Ashoura, July 6, 2025 (AP)
Politics

'We Have Recovered': Lebanon marks 1st anniversary of Pager Attack

The Arab neighborhood of El Za'im, on the outskirts of east Occupied Al-Quds in the West Bank, near where Israeli government says housing units will be built as part of the E1 settlement project, Thursday, August 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Palestine

'Israel’s' deliberate policies drive West Bank economy toward collapse

Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Politics

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder resigns over parent company curbing activism

Trump’s approval rating falls to new low in second term: Poll
US & Canada

Trump’s approval rating falls to new low in second term: Poll

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS