By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News
NEW YORK/JERUSALEM (Worthy News)— In a controversial move, the United Nations passed a resolution calling Israel to withdraw from the Syrian Golan Heights.
Israel captured the territory during the 1967 Six-Day War when Egypt, Syria, and Jordan attacked it.
The Israeli government says giving up the area would mean being an easy target for enemy forces firing from the mountains.
Yet 91 countries voted in favor of the drafted document, trying to force Israel to leave the area. Just eight countries voted against it, and 62 abstained.
Qatar, Russia, Brazil, India, China, and Saudi Arabia supported the resolution, while eight countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, voted against it.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump formally recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights in 2019, reversing decades of American policy.
On Thursday, UN member states also condemned Israel for allegedly killing at least 15,000 Palestinians since early October.
However, the death toll has been provided by the health ministry run by Hamas, which Israel and many of its allies view as a Palestinian terrorist organization
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