Nearly four-in-five U.N. member nations backed a resolution urging an end to the fighting between Israel and Hamas, the release of all hostages held by Hamas, and the free flow of life-saving aid to 2 million Palestinians.
By a vote of 149-12 on Thursday in the 193-member U.N. General Assembly, the resolution put forward by Spain won approval and applause. It strongly condemns "any use of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare." Israel and the United States were opposed. Nineteen nations abstained.
