A Middle East cease-fire motion passed at a meeting crowded by residents and after long, impassioned public comment. More than 1,500 emails about the resolution had come in over the previous week, and councilors said they received thousands of calls and texts.

A resolution of Somerville City Council support for a cease-fire in Gaza passed 9-2 at Thursday’s council meeting.

The resolution, which was brought forward by council President Ben Ewen-Campen, came on the 109th day of the Israel-Hamas war. According to the final resolution, since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel in which 1,200 Israelis were killed, more than 24,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than 60,000 wounded.

“My moral convictions compelled me to draft this resolution, pure and simple,” Ewen-Campen said. “We are now seeing a military campaign that has been one of the most devastating bombing campaigns of our generation … I know that there is not a person in this room who wants that suffering to continue and I am one of many, many people in our community who believes that this needs to end and it needs to end now.”

The meeting was crowded by residents and led by long, impassioned public comment. More than 1,500 emails about the resolution had come in over the previous week, councilor at large Jake Wilson said. Councilors said they received thousands of calls and texts.