This came as the General Assembly adopted a decision titled “Occupied Syrian Golan” as its identity on Friday, with 157 states voting in favor, 20 states abstaining, and only Israel and the United States voting against, SANA reported.

This resolution affirms that seizure of lands by force is not permissible as per international law and the UN Charter, demanding Israel as the occupying authority to cease changing the architectural identity, demographic formation, institutional structure, and legal state of the occupied Syrian Golan, and to particularly cease building settlements.

The Assembly stressed in the resolution that any actions were taken by Israel to change the identity and legal status of the occupied Syrian Golan are null and void and that such actions violate international law.

The resolution also demanded that Israel cease imposing Israeli nationality and ID cards on Syrian citizens in the occupied Syrian Golan, and to cease oppressive actions against them, with the Assembly denouncing Israel’s violations of the Geneva Conventions.

This came in a resolution approved by the Economic and Financial Committee (Second Committee) of the General Assembly, with 156 states voting in favor of the resolution, while 6 voted against and 14 abstained.

The resolution of Syria’s sovereignty over occupied Golan, entails for UN Secretary-General António Guterres to present a report on the implementation of this resolution at the 76th session of the General Assembly, which would include the cumulative effect of the Israeli occupation authorities’ exploitation of natural resources in the occupied Syrian Golan.

Syria’s permanent delegation at the UN said that actual and effective monitoring of Israeli violations and their ramifications on the Syrian people of the occupied Golan require a sustainable methodology, expanding sources of information, updating data, and clarifying the UN’s legal position regarding the Israeli occupation.

Through the resolutions, UN is “expressing grave concern at the especially difficult situation of the Palestine refugees under occupation, including with regard to their safety, well-being and socioeconomic living conditions.” It also expressed “grave concern in particular at the grave humanitarian situation and socioeconomic conditions of the Palestine refugees in the Gaza Strip, and underlining the importance of emergency and humanitarian assistance and urgent reconstruction efforts.”