UNITED NATIONS/RAMALLAH – The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday adopted a draft resolution endorsing the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution.

The UNGA passed the resolution by a recorded vote of 142 in favor, 10 against, and 12 abstentions.

The New York Declaration, circulated at a high-level international conference held at the United Nations in late July, sets out an action-oriented pathway toward a peaceful settlement of the Israel-Palestine conflict and the realization of the two-state solution.

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The draft resolution was introduced by France and Saudi Arabia, the two co-chairs of the conference, along with the co-chairs of its working groups.

The permanent observer of the State of Palestine, while thanking those nations that voted for the endorsement of that document, invited "the party that is still pushing the option of war and destruction" to listen to the sound of reason.

The peace option is for everyone who wants to have a two-state solution, and opens the doors for integration in the entire Middle East and allows the region to reach its potential in terms of development and cooperation, he said.

The representative of France said the declaration lays out a single roadmap to deliver the two-state solution, which he said involves an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all the hostages.

It involves the establishment of a Palestinian State that is viable and sovereign, the disarmament of Hamas and its exclusion from governance in Gaza, as well as normalization between Israel and Arab countries, he said.

Before the vote, the representative of the United States said her country opposes the New York Declaration, and that the UNGA's action on the draft resolution is yet another "misguided and ill-timed publicity stunt" that undermines serious diplomatic efforts to end the conflict.

Palestine welcomed the vote, describing it as the key outcome of the UN conference on a peaceful settlement of the Palestinian question and the implementation of the two-state solution.

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In a press statement, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said on Friday that 142 countries voted in favor of the resolution, while 12 abstained and 10 voted against.

The ministry commended the positions of countries that sponsored, supported, and voted in favor of the resolution.

The ministry urged UN member states to implement the outcomes of the international conference related to the two-state solution and to pressure Israel to halt military operations, agree to a ceasefire, end the use of starvation "as a weapon of war," prevent forced displacement, and release prisoners and hostages.

In a press statement on social media platform X, Palestinian Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh said that the decision by the UN General Assembly reflects the international will in support of the rights of the Palestinian people.

The UN endorsement came days after Israel launched a surprise attack in Doha on Tuesday to kill Khalil al-Hayya, a senior leader in Hamas's political bureau, and other Hamas leaders who were meeting to discuss a Gaza ceasefire proposal put forward by the United States.

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Hamas said later that al-Hayya survived the attack, but his son and one of his top aides were killed.

On Friday, Hamas said that al-Hayya attended the funeral prayer for his son and others killed in what it described as a "treacherous assassination attempt" in Doha.