The U.N. General Assembly is considering a Palestinian resolution Tuesday demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the occupied West Bank within a year and calling for sanctions and an arms embargo against the country.

Sky News host Sharri Markson has hit out at the United Nations resolution demanding Israel withdraw from Gaza and the West Bank describing the motion as “racist and antisemitic”.

UN member states will debate Tuesday a push to formally demand an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months.

The addition of the new war aim may push Israel to shift its military focus to its northern front as it warns that its patience for reaching a diplomatic solution with Hezbollah is running thin.

Dismissing the minister, Yoav Gallant, would remove a prominent voice of disagreement with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel's leading television channels and news websites have reported that Netanyahu, under pressure from far-right coalition partners, was contemplating firing Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and replacing him with a former ally turned rival, Gideon Saar, who is currently a member of the opposition.

Prime minister considering replacing Yoav Gallant with former ally turned rival Gideon Saar, Israeli news websites report