The UN has overwhelmingly demanded a humanitarian truce between Israel and , amid an increased and 'unprecedented' bombardment campaign by Israel against the Gaza Strip. The General Assembly in New York on Friday voted 120 to 14 to adopt the non-binding resolution, calling for an 'immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce leading to a cessation of hostilities' in the bloodiest conflict between Hamas and Israel in decades. The resolution, which 45 states abstained from voting on, also called for the 'the immediate and unconditional release of all civilians who are being illegally held captive', though it did not name Hamas as the captors.
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