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Indonesia welcomes UNGA resolution on immediate ceasefire in Gaza
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A picture taken from Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip on Dec. 11, 2024, shows destroyed buildings inside the Palestinian territory, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the militant group Hamas. ( AFP/Jack Guez)
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ndonesia welcomed on Thursday the adoption of a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, a document Jakarta co-sponsored with several Muslim-majority countries and which received overwhelming support from UN members.
Supported by 158 countries on Wednesday, the resolution demanded an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire, and stressed “the need for accountability” while also referencing the measures ordered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) earlier this year to protect Palestinians from “acts of genocide”.
The UNGA also approved a second resolution backing the mandate of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) amid an Israeli ban of the aid agency that will take effect next year.
“A permanent ceasefire is urgently needed in Gaza and the resumed operation of the UNRWA will help save Palestinians from suffering,” the Foreign Ministry said on X.
“Indonesia urges the international community to put pressure on Israel to implement the resolutions without delay to ensure a lasting ceasefire, the continuation of humanitarian assistance, and pave the way towards the realization of the two-state solution,” the ministry added.
Global pressure for Israel to immediately withdraw its forces from the besieged Gaza has yet to subside over a year since the start of the war, with the deteriorating living conditions in the enclave having drawn widespread attention.
The surprise attack launched by Palestinian militant group Hamas in October of last year sparked a massive reprisal from Israel that has killed nearly 45,000 people in Gaza to date.
