UN Human Rights Council calls for halt to arms sales to Israel. Twenty-eight of the 47 members of the Council voted in favor of the text, six voted no, including the United States and Germany.
Thirteen countries, including France, India and Japan, abstained. “A yes vote is a vote for Hamas,” accused Meirav Shahar, the Israeli ambassador, before the assembly. The resolution, which was very critical of Israel, was amended again on Thursday to try to rally as many members as possible.