UNITED NATIONS: In a rare move, India voted in favour of a decision introduced by Israel in the

(ECOSOC) that objected to granting consultative status to a Palestinian non-governmental organisation, after the Jewish state said the organisation did not disclose its ties with Hamas.

Israel introduced at a ECOSOC meeting the draft decision "L.15" on June 6 titled "Application of the non-governmental organisation

- Witness for consultative status with the Economic and Social Council" that sought to return to the NGO Committee Witness' application for consultative status, a very rare occurrence.

The decision was adopted by a recorded vote of 28 in favour to 15 against, with five abstentions. Countries voting in favour of the decision were Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Ukraine, UK, and the US.

"Thank you #India for standing with @IsraelinUN and rejecting the request of terrorist organisation 'Shahed' to obtain the status of an observer in #UN. Together we will continue to act against terrorist organisations that intend to harm," tweeted Maya Kadosh, Israel's deputy chief of mission in India.

The council decided to return the NGO's application as the organisation failed to present important information when its credentials were being considered during the Committee on Non-Governmental Organisations earlier this year, according to a record of the meeting on the UN website.

"The Economic and Social Council decides to return the application of Palestinian Association for Human Rights - Witness to the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations," it said.