The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted to endorse a declaration outlining "tangible, timebound and irreversible steps" towards a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians ahead of a meeting of world leaders.

The seven-page declaration is the result of an international conference at the UN in July - hosted by Saudi Arabia and France - on the decades-long conflict.

The United States and Israel boycotted the event.

A resolution endorsing the declaration received 142 votes in favour and 10 against while 12 countries abstained.

The vote comes ahead of a meeting of world leaders on September 22 on the sidelines of the high-level UN General Assembly where Australia, the United Kingdom, France, Canada and Belgium - who all voted in favour on Friday - are ex

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