The World Health Assembly (WHA77) voted in favor of an Israeli amendment calling for the immediate release of all hostages and condemning the militarization of hospitals by armed groups. The amendment was approved by 50 member states with a vote of 50-44, leading to the withdrawal of an Egyptian initiative. This marks the first time a UN body has condemned the use of hospitals for military purposes by terrorist organisations such as Hamas. The Israeli delegation succeeded in introducing this amendment to the Israel-Hamas war resolution. Egypt and other Arab states retracted their own resolution condemning Israel after the amendment was passed. The Arab Group expressed regret over the politicized and biased amendment.
Arab states at the WHO try to condemn Israel, but pull out when the democracies force them to include a mention of the hostages and Hamas. Disgraceful https://t.co/TdkWiuS23M
The WHO approved a resolution condemning Hxmas's military use of medical facilities, such as hospitals and clinics, as well as ambulances. The call for the unconditional release of the Israeli abductees in Gaza was also accepted. I’m shocked. https://t.co/9ygtqdFlaT
No joke: Arab states pull their @WHO resolution condemning Israel after text was amended to call for release of hostages in Gaza and condemning Hamas abuse of hospitals. Shame on Belgium, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Slovenia for being only democracies in the world to abstain.🧵 https://t.co/BH0wlkU8ox
Egypt for the Arab Group pulls condemnation of Israel at WHO assembly after text is amended by 50 democracies to call for release of all hostages held in Gaza, and condemns abuse of hospitals by armed groups. “The Arab Group regrets the politicized and biased amendment.” https://t.co/hdwwW8WEfi
The Israeli delegation to the World Health Organization succeeded in introducing an amendment to the Israel-Hamas war resolution which included a demand for the unconditional release of the hostages held by Hamas. https://t.co/ljhFTdP2KP
A UN body finally voted to condemn Hamas's use of hospitals for military purposes and called for the immediate release of Israeli hostages. @WHO #WHA77 Because of this, Egypt promptly retracted their own initiative. Maybe Egypt is part of the problem? https://t.co/yhFEDoxxDW
WATCH as the Egyptian Ambassador calls for the withdrawal of THEIR OWN initiative @WHO, after Member States approved (50-44) an Israeli amendment calling for the immediate release of the hostages and condemning, for the first time, the use of hospitals by terorrist organisations.… https://t.co/oMuTSeQNcY
Today, The World Health Assembly voted in favor of an Israeli amendment calling on the immediate release of all hostages and - for the very first time - condemning the militarization of hospitals by armed groups. This is an incredibly rare, and extremely well needed moment of… https://t.co/SEUiaPjs3E
#BREAKING Today, the #WHA77 voted in favor of an Israeli amendment calling on the immediate release of all hostages and - for the very first time - condemning the militarization of hospitals by armed groups. Thank you to the 50 Member States who supported this moral amendment… https://t.co/Xm1kB1LcbG