This is the first time India has voted with Israel on a resolution initiated by Jerusalem at the UN. However, when Shahed’s application for observer status came up in the Ecosoc on June 6, India stood with Israel when it moved a resolution for reassessing the clearance given by the UN body in March, citing new evidence linking the Lebanon-based organisation to Hamas. The US has listed Hamas as a “foreign terrorist organisation”. In March, Israel designated Shahed as a terrorist organisation for its links to Hamas and the Iranian-inspired Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). There was no official comment from India on the vote.

Source: The Telegraph June 12, 2019 00:11 UTC