The United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and an end to arms sales to Israel, but the United States and others opposed it, and Japan abstained from voting.
On the 5th, the United Nations Human Rights Council voted on a resolution regarding the human rights situation in the Gaza Strip at the United Nations European Headquarters in Switzerland.
The draft resolution calls for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the lifting of Israel's blockade, and also calls on all member states to halt sales and transfers of arms and ammunition to Israel to prevent further human rights violations. Masu.
As a result of the vote, the resolution was adopted by a majority of 28 countries, but six countries, including the United States and Germany, which export weapons to Israel, opposed the resolution, saying that it did not mention condemning Hamas. did.
Japan also abstained from voting, citing the need for further explanation from the parties concerned.
After its adoption, the representative of Palestine expressed his gratitude for the adoption of the resolution, but said, ``I cannot understand the position of the countries that voted against the resolution or those that abstained.''
Regarding arms exports to Israel, as the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip worsens, some countries, such as Canada and Spain, have announced policies such as freezing new exports.