India Voted In Favour Of 10 UNGA Resolutions On Palestine, Abstained From Three: S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday (5 December) reiterated India's long-standing commitment to a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict by calling for the establishment of a "sovereign, independent, and viable Palestinian state" alongside Israel.

During Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Jaishankar addressed concerns about India's abstention from United Nations resolutions on Gaza, clarifying that since the Israel-Hamas conflict began on 7 October last year, 13 resolutions on Palestine have been introduced in the UN General Assembly (UNGA).

"Since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas conflict, 13 resolutions concerning Palestine were brought in UNGA out of which India voted in favour of 10 resolutions and abstained from three resolutions," Jaishankar said.

India has provided significant humanitarian assistance to Palestine during the ongoing crisis.

Since the conflict began, the Centre has delivered approximately 70 metric tonnes of aid, including 16.5 metric tonnes of medicines and medical supplies in two tranches.

Additionally, $5 million was disbursed to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in 2024, matching a similar contribution made in 2023.

"India's policy towards Palestine has been long-standing and we have always supported a negotiated two-State solution, towards the establishment of a sovereign, independent and viable State of Palestine within secure and recognised borders, living side by side in peace with Israel," Jaishankar said.

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