India abstains from voting on UN resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire

India was among 19 countries that abstained from voting on a resolution that the United Nations General Assembly adopted on Thursday demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.

Hundred and forty-nine countries voted in favour of the non-binding resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Israel’s war on the besieged Palestinian territory. Israel and the United States were among the 12 countries that voted against it.

The resolution reiterated demands for the unconditional release of remaining hostages held by Palestinian militant group Hamas and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza.

It also condemned the use of starvation and the denial of aid as tactics of war and demanded that Israel immediately lift the blockade on Gaza and open all border crossings for aid deliveries.

In May, the United Nations said that Gaza is the “hungriest place on Earth”.

While the US voted against the resolution, the four other permanent members of the UN Security Council – China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom – voted in favour of the resolution.

#BREAKING

UN General Assembly ADOPTS resolution that demands an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in the war in #Gaza.

In favor: 149
Against: 12
Abstain: 19 pic.twitter.com/HSZhxsY8Ru— UN News (@UN_News_Centre) June 12, 2025

The voting on the draft resolution took place a day after the toll in Gaza crossed the 55,000-mark.

Israel’s military offensive against Gaza began...

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