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this week, the united nations general assembly resumed the 10th emergency special session and voted on a draft resolution on ending israel's illegal presence in the occupied palestinian territories. at the same time, the large-scale explosion of communication equipment in lebanon has also attracted great attention from the united nations. let's take a look at the observation report brought by cctv reporters from the united nations headquarters.

un general assembly adopts resolution calling for an end to israel's illegal occupation of palestinian territory

cctv reporter xu dezhi: this week, the united nations general assembly resumed the 10th emergency special session of the general assembly and voted on the draft resolution we mentioned on ending israel's illegal presence in the occupied palestinian territories.

philemon young, president of the 79th united nations general assembly: the draft resolution was passed with 124 votes in favor, 14 against, and 43 abstentions.

as expected, both the united states and israel voted against the resolution. before the vote, representatives of various countries spoke first. israeli permanent representative to the united nations danny danon said, "we are gathered here to watch the palestinian circus at the united nations." danon's statement was refuted by libya's permanent representative to the united nations, tahir soni.

libya's permanent representative to the united nations, tahir soni: if danon thinks this rally is a circus, then i think he is the clown performing here. he always brings his prepared props, trying to put on a "show" but fails to make us laugh and deceives us away from reality.

the resolution adopted by the general assembly is not binding on un member states, which means that the resolution requires israel to end its presence in the occupied palestinian territories within 12 months, which is very challenging to implement.

riad mansour, palestinian permanent observer to the united nations: i hope that through this continued pressure their resolutions will be implemented, including security council resolution 2334, which is the resolution on settlements.

however, this resolution is effective for the united nations. in other words, the united nations general assembly will hold an international conference to promote the implementation of the resolution on the palestinian issue, and the secretary-general will report on the implementation of the resolution, etc., and all will be implemented.

guterres: do not weaponize civilian objects

this week, there was also a lot of attention paid to the explosion of thousands of pagers in lebanon. what does the secretary-general think of this incident?

un secretary-general guterres: obviously, the logic of letting all these devices explode is to launch a preemptive strike before military action. this incident confirms that there is a serious risk of escalation in the situation in lebanon. every effort must be made to avoid an escalation of the situation.

reporter: doesn't the use of civilian devices for this kind of large-scale explosion set a very dangerous precedent for future wars?

un secretary-general guterres: indeed, i think it is very important to have effective control over the military use of civilian goods. it should be a principle that all governments should abide by not weaponizing civilian goods.