The UN General Assembly is considering a Palestinian resolution Tuesday demanding that Israel end its "unlawful presence" in Gaza and the occupied West Bank within a year and calling for sanctions and an arms embargo against the country. It will be put to a vote in the 193-member assembly Wednesday as Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza approaches its first anniversary and as violence in the West Bank reaches new highs. The war was triggered by Hamas attacks in southern Israel on October 7. Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, urged member nations to reject the measure, describing it as "an attempt to destroy Israel through diplomatic terrorism" and that "ignores the truth, twists the facts and replaces reality with fiction."

"Instead of a resolution condemning the rape and massacre committed by Hamas on October 7, we gather here to watch the Palestinians' UN circus " a circus where evil is righteous, war is peace, murder is justified and terror is applauded," he told the assembly. "This resolution doesn't move the region forward, it drags the region backwards, delaying the hope for peace and advancement." The resolution, if adopted by the General Assembly, would not be legally binding but the extent of its support would reflect world opinion. There are no vetoes in the assembly, unlike in the 15-member Security Council. It follows a ruling by the top United Nations court in July that said Israel's presence in the Palestinian territories is unlawful and must end.