Israel-Gaza live updates: France, UK, Canada recognize Palestinian statehood

The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelming on Friday to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address next week's gathering of world leaders virtually after the Trump administration declined to grant him a visa.

The motion passed by a vote of 145-5 with six abstentions. The U.S., Israel, Paraguay, Palau and Nauru voted against it.

"The Trump administration has been clear: we must hold the [Palestine Liberation Organization] and the Palestinian Authority accountable for not complying with their commitments under the Oslo accords," the U.S. envoy said ahead of the vote.

Typically, leaders must be present in New York during UNGA to speak before the assembly. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the General Assembly met entirely virtually.

During the first year of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the U.N. allowed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address the assembly through a pre-recorded video message -- a move that garnered pushback from Moscow at the time.

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At least 33 people died and 146 others were injured over the past 24 hours due to Israeli forces, Gaza's Hamas-run Ministry of Health said on Friday afternoon.

That brings the death toll in Gaza since the war began to 65,174, according to the health ministry.

Among those killed over the past day was one person trying to collect humanitarian aid, while another 17 were injured, the health ministry said.

Four people, including a child, starved to death in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, according to the health ministry.

At least 440 people, including 147 children, have died of starvation in Gaza since the conflict began on Oct. 7, 2023, the health ministry noted.

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The U.S. vetoed another Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages held by Hamas.

"Council Members ignored when the United States made clear that this resolution was unacceptable. The Council instead opted for a performative action -- designed to draw a veto -- that extends Hamas terrorists and those who fund them and support them, and gives them a lifeline," U.S. United Nations Counselor Morgan Ortagus said in a statement delivered to the USSC before the vote.

"It is beyond time that Hamas release every single hostage now and surrender immediately. The United States will continue to work with its partners to bring an end to this horrific conflict for the sake of the people of Gaza, who deserve a future free from Hamas, and of the whole Middle East, which is ready to move to a new chapter of peace and prosperity," Ortagus added.

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More than 450,000 people have been evacuated from Gaza City to southern Gaza as Israeli forces "expanded combat in Gaza City," over the past 24 hours, Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Effie Defrin said during a briefing on Thursday.

Two divisions are already operating in Gaza City, the IDF said, and a third division will "join the ground operations in the coming days," Defrin said.

Since the beginning of the second phase of the ongoing operation in Gaza City, Israeli forces have hit more than 1,200 targets it claims belong to terrorists.

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