News - Yemen: Yemen's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has welcomed the decision of the United Nations General Assembly, confirming the eligibility of the State of Palestine for full membership in the United Nations and granting it various privileges and rights.

In its statement on Saturday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarded the decision as an encouraging step towards international support for the Palestinian right to obtain statehood and liberate themselves from the grip of the brutal Zionist occupation.

The statement expressed appreciation for the recent recognition of the State of Palestine by several countries, calling on those countries that have not yet recognized Palestine to do so.

It emphasized the importance of the Security Council fulfilling its responsibility by recommending to the General Assembly of the United Nations to grant full membership to the State of Palestine, as this would restore the integrity of the United Nations Charter, and international law, and preserve the cohesion of the United Nations organization.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged the international community to play its role in ending the aggression and siege imposed on Gaza, reaffirming the stance of the Yemeni government and people in supporting the Palestinian people in their just struggle to establish their independent state with Al-Quds as its capital.

On Friday, the United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a resolution, urging the world body’s Security Council to reconsider Palestine’s request to become a full UN member.

The resolution was passed during an emergency session of the assembly.

A total of 143 countries voted in favor of upgrading Palestine's status at the world body, while nine voted against and 25 abstained.

Palestine is currently a UN non-member observer state, a status that was granted to it in 2012. An application to become a full UN member needs to be approved by the Council and then at least two-thirds of the General Assembly.

The United States, the Israeli regime’s biggest ally, has so far blocked Palestinians’ every attempt at being recognized as a full member by casting its veto against relevant resolutions.

Most recently, it exercised the veto power during a vote that was being held on the issue at the Security Council on April 18.

Washington, however, does not wield the power at the assembly.

The Friday resolution also granted new “rights and privileges” to Palestine, thus recognizing it as qualified to join the UN as as full member.

Its passage came amid the Israeli regime’s October 7-present genocidal war on the Gaza Strip that has increased sympathy towards Palestinians and amplified international calls for the recognition of the State of Palestine.

At least 34.904 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed so far during the war, which began following al-Aqsa Storm, a retaliatory operation by the coastal sliver’s resistance groups.