More than 900 Palestinians have died during the fighting, many of them women and children, and a further 4,100 have been wounded.
At least 25,000 have been displaced due to the ongoing bombardment, but are unable to flee the overcrowded territory as crossing points remain closed.
The resolution, drafted by Arab, Asian and African countries, called for an international mission to be sent immediately to the Gaza Strip to investigate Israel's actions.
It also called for an immediate end to the "launching of the crude rockets against Israeli civilians" by the Palestinian factions.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/01/2009112152635783968.html
