UN General Assembly Overwhelmingly Backs Palestinian Bid for Membership

The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution upgrading the Palestinian Authority's status, with 143 member states voting in favor, nine against, and 29 abstaining. This move comes after the Palestinians relaunched their request for full UN membership, which was first made in 2011. The resolution considers the Palestinian Authority's request for a state and calls on the Security Council to reconsider its membership. The General Assembly also passed another resolution expressing support for Palestine's full membership in the international body, with Singapore voting in favor of this resolution. However, Israel and the United States were among the nine countries that voted against it.