The United Nations adopts by majority a resolution affirming the Palestinians' right to self-determination

The United Nations General Assembly, by an overwhelming majority, adopted a resolution affirming the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, including the right to have their own independent state.

172 countries voted in favor of the resolution, 5 opposed it, while 10 abstained. The countries that opposed the resolution are: the United States, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Nauru.

The resolution emphasizes the urgent need to end the Israeli occupation that began in 1967, and to achieve a peaceful, just, lasting, and comprehensive settlement to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.