EU and wider global support for Israel has sharply eroded over the past two months of horrors in the Gaza war, a UN vote has shown.
A majority of 17 out of 27 EU countries backed a UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution in New York calling for "an immediate humanitarian ceasefire" in Gaza on Tuesday (12 December), while two voted against, and eight abstained.
This compared to eight EU countries in favour, four against, and 15 abstentions when the UNGA voted on a similar ceasefire...
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