Hamas hails UN resolution affirming Palestinian right to self-determination

Hamas hails UN resolution affirming Palestinian right to self-determination

167 countries vote in favor of UN General Assembly resolution affirming Palestinian right to self-determination

By Muhammad Majid

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Saturday welcomed a UN resolution supporting the Palestinian right to self-determination.

On Thursday, the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted, by an overwhelming majority, a resolution affirming the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination.

The draft resolution, submitted by Egypt on behalf of the member-countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), was supported by 167 countries against five, with seven abstentions.

“We welcome the UN General Assembly resolution affirming the right of our people to self-determination,” Hamas spokesman Jihad Taha said in a statement.

He termed the resolution as “an important step in the right direction to serve the justice of our national cause.”

“[This resolution] is an affirmation of the failure of all attempts aimed at undermining the Palestinian cause,” he added.

The Hamas spokesman called on the UN and all its institutions “to translate this resolution into action by stopping the Israeli occupation's crimes of displacement, Judaization and settlements.”


*Ikram Imane Kouachi contributed to this report.

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