UNGA to hold rare emergency session after US vetoes Jerusalem resolution

The 193-member United Nations General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session on Thursday to vote on a draft resolution rejecting President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital after the US vetoed the measure at the Security Council.

Key US allies Britain, France, Italy, Japan and Ukraine were among the 14 countries in the 15-member council that voted in favour of the Egyptian-drafted resolution, which did not specifically mention the United States or Trump but expressed "deep regret at recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem".

 The US says it "will be taking names" during a UN General Assembly vote on a resolution criticising its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

 Permanent representative Nikki Haley warned member states that President Donald Trump had asked her to report on "who voted against us" on Thursday.

 A vote in favour of the resolution in UN General Assembly, however, is not legally binding. This means it would only serve as a recommendation and would act as an expression of the international community's stance on Jerusalem.

 Palestinians continue their protests in Jerusalem against the United States's move. Clashes were reported in several cities on the West Bank and in Gaza.