(NEW YORK) — The United Nations Security Council voted against Palestinian statehood on Tuesday.

Eight of the fifteen member nations voted in favor of statehood, but the measure needed nine votes to pass. The United Kingdom, Lithuania, Nigeria, Korea and Rwanda abstained from the vote, while the U.S. and Australia voted against the measure.

The vote was strongly opposed by Israel, the United States and the United Kingdom. Still, the U.S. and U.K. did not say that they would veto the measure.

Israel has said simply voting on the possibility of Palestinian statehood would cause problems for the peace process.

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