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> The Palestinians on Saturday welcomed a vote by the United Nations General Assembly requesting that the International Court of Justice provide an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories.

> Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem - areas the Palestinians want for a state - in a 1967 war.

> Senior Palestinian official Hussein al-Sheikh said on Twitter that the vote "Reflects the victory of Palestinian diplomacy." There were 87 members who voted in favour of adopting the request; Israel, the United States and 24 other members voted against; and 53 abstained.

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