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13 Resolutions & reports ·decision 13 of 17 on Thursday, 18 January 2024

Humanitarian situation in Gaza, the need to reach a ceasefire and the risks of regional escalation

Motion for a resolution · voted 12:47–12:59

Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.

Adopted by a clear majority 312 for · 131 against · 72 abstained (61 % in favour)
The vote✦ In shortFull textProcedure

What Parliament decided

Adopted Adopted by a clear majority

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

For 312 Against 131 Abstained 72

Final vote — text as a whole · 61% of votes cast in favour · electronic vote (totals only), no individual positions

How the vote unfolded · 82 ballots

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 54 amendments (11 adopted, 43 rejected) and 21 parts of the text voted on separately (10 adopted, 2 rejected, 9 lapsed). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Roll calls requested by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, PPE, ECR, ID · split votes by The Left (5), S&D, ECR · separate votes by The Left.

adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

All 82 ballots in voting order
1. Amendment 12 to paragraph 1 12:47 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 1 – Am 12
Rejected
2. Amendment 26 to paragraph 1 12:47 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 1 – Am 26 requested by PPE
Adopted
3. Separate vote on paragraph 1 requested by The Left
4. Amendment 37 to paragraph 1 12:48 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 1 – Am 37
Rejected
5. Amendment 35 to paragraph 1 12:49 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 1 – Am 35 requested by The Left
Rejected
6. Amendment 36 to paragraph 1 12:49 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 1 – Am 36
Rejected
7. Amendment 24 to paragraph 1 12:49 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 1 – Am 24 requested by S&D
Rejected
8. Separate vote on paragraph 1 requested by The Left
— no individual positions recorded
9. Separate vote on paragraph 1 requested by The Left
— no individual positions recorded
10. Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 1 12:49 RC-B9-0068/2024 – After § 1 – Am 38
Rejected
11. Amendment 39, adding text after paragraph 1 12:50 RC-B9-0068/2024 – After § 1 – Am 39
Rejected
12. Amendment 40, adding text after paragraph 1 12:50 RC-B9-0068/2024 – After § 1 – Am 40
Rejected
13. Amendment 13 to paragraph 2 12:50 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 2 – Am 13
Rejected
14. Separate vote on paragraph 2 requested by ECR
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
15. Paragraph 2 — part 2 12:50 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 2/2 Part 2: “that word” requested by ECR requested by ECR
Adopted
16. Amendment 28, adding text after paragraph 3 12:50 RC-B9-0068/2024 – After § 3 – Am 28 requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
17. Amendment 14 to paragraph 4 12:51 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 4 – Am 14
Adopted
18. Separate vote on paragraph 4
19. Amendment 41 to paragraph 4 12:51 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 4 – Am 41 requested by The Left
Rejected
20. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 4
— no individual positions recorded
Rejected
21. Amendment 43 to paragraph 5 12:51 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 5 – Am 43 requested by The Left
Rejected
22. Amendment 30, adding text after paragraph 5 12:51 RC-B9-0068/2024 – After § 5 – Am 30 requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
23. Amendment 44, adding text after paragraph 5 12:51 RC-B9-0068/2024 – After § 5 – Am 44
Rejected
24. Amendment 45, adding text after paragraph 5 12:52 RC-B9-0068/2024 – After § 5 – Am 45
Rejected
25. Amendment 46, adding text after paragraph 5 12:52 RC-B9-0068/2024 – After § 5 – Am 46
Rejected
26. Amendment 47, adding text after paragraph 5 12:52 RC-B9-0068/2024 – After § 5 – Am 47
Rejected
27. Amendment 59, adding text after paragraph 5 12:52 RC-B9-0068/2024 – After § 5 – Am 59 requested by The Left
Rejected
28. Amendment 48 to paragraph 6 12:52 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 6 – Am 48
Rejected
29. Amendment 49, adding text after paragraph 6 12:52 RC-B9-0068/2024 – After § 6 – Am 49
Rejected
30. Amendment 15 to paragraph 7 — part 1 12:53 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 7 – Am 15/1 Part 1: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘Palestinian terrorism and’” requested by S&D
Adopted
31. Amendment 15 to paragraph 7 — part 2 12:53 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 7 – Am 15/2 Part 2: “those words” requested by S&D
Rejected
32. Amendment 50 to paragraph 7 12:53 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 7 – Am 50
Rejected
33. Paragraph 7 — part 1 of 2 Part 1: ‘Reiterates its call for an end to the occupation of the Palestinian territories; recalls that Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are illegal under international law; calls for the de-escalation of tensions in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem; strongly condemns the rise in extremist settler violence committed against Palestinians’ requested by The Left
— no individual positions recorded
34. Paragraph 7 — part 2 of 2 Part 2: ‘and calls for restrictive measures to be imposed on extremist settlers who violate human rights and international law;’ requested by The Left
— no individual positions recorded
35. Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 7 12:53 RC-B9-0068/2024 – After § 7 – Am 16
Adopted
36. Amendment 17 to paragraph 10 12:53 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 10 – Am 17
Rejected
37. Amendment 51 to paragraph 10 12:54 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 10 – Am 51
Rejected
38. Amendment 33, adding text after paragraph 10 12:54 RC-B9-0068/2024 – After § 10 – Am 33 requested by ID
Rejected
39. Amendment 18 to paragraph 11 12:54 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 11 – Am 18
Rejected
40. Amendment 52 to paragraph 12 12:54 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 12 – Am 52
Rejected
41. Amendment 53 to paragraph 13 12:54 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 13 – Am 53
Rejected
42. Amendment 23 to paragraph 13 12:54 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 13 – Am 23 requested by S&D
Rejected
43. Amendment 29 to paragraph 13 12:55 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 13 – Am 29 requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
44. Amendment 19 to paragraph 13 12:55 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 13 – Am 19
Adopted
45. Amendment 20 to paragraph 14 12:55 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 14 – Am 20 requested by ECR
Rejected
46. Amendment 54 to paragraph 14 12:55 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 14 – Am 54
Rejected
47. Amendment 27 to paragraph 14 12:55 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 14 – Am 27 requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
48. Amendment 55, adding text after paragraph 14 12:55 RC-B9-0068/2024 – After § 14 – Am 55
Rejected
49. Separate vote on paragraph 16 requested by The Left
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
50. Amendment 56 to paragraph 19 12:56 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 19 – Am 56
Rejected
51. Separate vote on paragraph 19 requested by The Left
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
Adopted
52. Separate vote on paragraph 19 requested by The Left
— no individual positions recorded
53. Separate vote on paragraph 19 requested by The Left
— no individual positions recorded
54. Amendment 57, adding text after paragraph 19 12:56 RC-B9-0068/2024 – After § 19 – Am 57
Rejected
55. Paragraph 20 — part 1 of 2 Part 1: ‘Urges the VP/HR to coordinate these efforts to respond to the situation so as to deliver a strong EU response in order to protect the right of passage as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982;’ requested by The Left
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
56. Paragraph 20 — part 2 of 2 Part 2: ‘urges the VP/HR to maintain and support the UN-led peace process to end Yemen’s conflict;’ requested by The Left
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
57. Separate vote on paragraph 21 requested by The Left
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
Adopted
58. Amendment 22 to paragraph 22 12:57 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 22 – Am 22 requested by ECR
Rejected
59. Amendment 58 to paragraph 22 12:57 RC-B9-0068/2024 – § 22 – Am 58
Rejected
60. Amendment 1, adding text after citation 5 12:57 RC-B9-0068/2024 – After citation 5 – Am 1 requested by ID
Adopted
61. Amendment 2 to recital A 12:58 RC-B9-0068/2024 – Recital A – Am 2 requested by ID
Adopted
62. Separate vote on recital A
— no individual positions recorded
Rejected
63. Separate vote on recital B requested by The Left
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
64. Recital C — part 1 of 2 Part 1: ‘whereas during a humanitarian pause, 81 hostages were released as part of an Egyptian- and Qatari-mediated deal in exchange for the release of Palestinian detainees, and more humanitarian aid was allowed to enter the Gaza Strip;’ requested by The Left
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
65. Recital C — part 2 of 2 Part 2: ‘whereas the hostages that were freed during the humanitarian pause, mainly women and children, have recounted psychological, physical and sexual abuse by their captors;’ requested by The Left
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
66. Amendment 3, adding text after recital C 12:58 RC-B9-0068/2024 – After recital C – Am 3 requested by ECR
Adopted
67. Amendment 4, adding text after recital C 12:58 RC-B9-0068/2024 – After recital C – Am 4 requested by ECR
Rejected
68. Amendment 5 to recital D 12:58 RC-B9-0068/2024 – Recital D – Am 5 requested by ID
Rejected
69. Amendment 6 to recital E 12:59 RC-B9-0068/2024 – Recital E – Am 6 requested by ECR
Adopted
70. Amendment 7 to recital F 12:59 RC-B9-0068/2024 – Recital F – Am 7 requested by ID
Rejected
71. Amendment 8 to recital H 12:59 RC-B9-0068/2024 – Recital H – Am 8 requested by ECR
Rejected
72. Amendment 9, adding text after recital H 12:59 RC-B9-0068/2024 – After recital H – Am 9
Rejected
73. Amendment 10 to recital K 12:59 RC-B9-0068/2024 – Recital K – Am 10
Adopted
74. Amendment 11 to recital L 12:59 RC-B9-0068/2024 – Recital L – Am 11
Adopted
75. Separate vote on recital L requested by The Left
— no individual positions recorded
76. Final vote — text as a whole Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
Adopted
77. Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0068/2024
— no individual positions recorded
78. Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0069/2024
— no individual positions recorded
79. Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0071/2024
— no individual positions recorded
80. Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0073/2024
— no individual positions recorded
81. Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0075/2024
— no individual positions recorded
82. Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0077/2024
— no individual positions recorded

Part of the sitting of Thursday, 18 January 2024. The vote was taken on Motion B-9-2024-0071 in procedure 2024/2508.

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Codes in ballot labels

  • Am 27 — amendment 27
  • § 5 — paragraph 5
  • § 5/2, part 2 — a , taken in parts
  • Am 3= 7= — identical amendments voted together
  • ***I — ; *** — ; * —
  • Lapsed —
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  • RC-B10-… — joint motion of several groups

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