Overview

• By a vote of 142–10 with 12 abstentions, the General Assembly adopted the France–Saudi “New York declaration” endorsing a two‑state framework and condemning Hamas’s October 7 attacks.
• The declaration urges Hamas to relinquish authority in Gaza and transfer its weapons to the Palestinian Authority, and it proposes a temporary UN‑mandated stabilization mission to protect civilians.
• Israel and the United States opposed the measure, with Israel’s UN envoy calling it a hollow gesture and U.S. diplomat Morgan Ortagus labeling it a gift to Hamas.
• Several governments, led publicly by France, signaled plans to recognize a Palestinian state during the UN high‑level week starting September 22, using recognition as leverage in ongoing diplomacy.
• One day before the vote, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there will be no Palestinian state and promoted settlement expansion, while the Israeli army later reported over 250,000 residents had fled Gaza City during intensified operations.