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UN General Assembly widely supports a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its occupation
Read full article: UN General Assembly widely supports a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its occupationThe U.N. General Assembly strongly supported a nonbinding Palestinian resolution Wednesday demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the occupied West Bank within a year.
US vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine
Read full article: US vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for PalestineThe United States has vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine.
The Security Council revives the Palestinian Authority’s UN hopes. The US says not yet
Read full article: The Security Council revives the Palestinian Authority’s UN hopes. The US says not yetThe U.N. Security Council has revived the Palestinian Authority's hopes of joining the United Nations as a full member.
Palestinians want April vote on UN membership despite US saying peace with Israel must come first
Read full article: Palestinians want April vote on UN membership despite US saying peace with Israel must come firstThe Palestinians want the Security Council to vote later this month on their revived request for full membership in the United Nations, despite the United States reiterating that Israel and the Palestinians must first negotiate a peace agreement.
The Latest | Gaza death toll tops 30,000 as over 100 killed in aid convoy violence
Read full article: The Latest | Gaza death toll tops 30,000 as over 100 killed in aid convoy violenceHealth officials in Gaza say more than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed and over 70,000 wounded in the Gaza Strip since the Israel’s war on Hamas began nearly five months ago.
The US vetoes an Arab-backed UN resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
Read full article: The US vetoes an Arab-backed UN resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in GazaThe United States has vetoed an Arab-backed and widely supported U.N. resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
Palestinian diplomat accuses Israel of apartheid and asks UN court to declare its occupation illegal
Read full article: Palestinian diplomat accuses Israel of apartheid and asks UN court to declare its occupation illegalThe Palestinian foreign minister has accused Israel of apartheid and urged the top U.N. court to declare that Israel’s occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state is illegal.
US defends its veto of call for Gaza ceasefire while Palestinians and others demand halt to fighting
Read full article: US defends its veto of call for Gaza ceasefire while Palestinians and others demand halt to fightingThe United States defended its veto of a call for the immediate suspension of hostilities in Gaza at a U.N. meeting and again faced demands by the Palestinians and many other countries for a cease-fire now in the Israel-Hamas war – as well as by a group of rabbis in the balcony.
UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to demand a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
Read full article: UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to demand a humanitarian cease-fire in GazaThe U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to demand a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza in a strong demonstration of global support for ending the Israel-Hamas war.
Palestinians hope a vote in the UN General Assembly will show wide support for a Gaza cease-fire
Read full article: Palestinians hope a vote in the UN General Assembly will show wide support for a Gaza cease-fireThe Palestinians are hoping that a vote in the U.N. General Assembly on a nonbinding resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire will demonstrate widespread global support for ending the Israel-Hamas war.
Live updates | Israel says it's ready to fight for months to defeat Hamas as deaths surpass 17,700
Read full article: Live updates | Israel says it's ready to fight for months to defeat Hamas as deaths surpass 17,700Israel says it’s prepared to fight for months or longer to defeat Gaza’s Hamas rulers.
UN chief uses rare power to warn Security Council of impending 'humanitarian catastrophe' in Gaza
Read full article: UN chief uses rare power to warn Security Council of impending 'humanitarian catastrophe' in GazaU.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has used a rarely exercised power to warn the Security Council of an impending “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza and urged its members to demand an immediate cease-fire.
As Israel ends 2-day West Bank offensive, Palestinian residents emerge to scenes of vast destruction
Read full article: As Israel ends 2-day West Bank offensive, Palestinian residents emerge to scenes of vast destructionPalestinian residents of the Jenin refugee camp encountered scenes of widespread destruction as they emerged from their homes and returned from nearby shelters following the most intense Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank in nearly two decades.
UN puts Russian forces on blacklist for killing children and attacking schools in Ukraine
Read full article: UN puts Russian forces on blacklist for killing children and attacking schools in UkraineThe United Nations has put Russian forces on its annual blacklist of countries that violate children’s rights in conflict for killing boys and girls and attacking schools and hospitals in Ukraine.
UN to commemorate Palestinians’ 1948 flight from Israel for the first time
Read full article: UN to commemorate Palestinians’ 1948 flight from Israel for the first timePalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is urging the United Nations to suspend Israel’s membership in the U.N. unless it implements resolutions establishing separate Jewish and Arab states and the return of Palestinian refugees.
Palestinians and Israelis clash at UN over Netanyahu actions
Read full article: Palestinians and Israelis clash at UN over Netanyahu actionsThe Palestinians and Israel have clashed over the future intentions of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far right-wing government at a U.N. Security Council meeting.
UN seeks court opinion on 'violation' of Palestinian rights
Read full article: UN seeks court opinion on 'violation' of Palestinian rightsThe U.N. General Assembly has asked the U.N.’s highest judicial body to give its opinion on the legality of Israeli policies in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem.
UN: 2022 likely deadliest for Palestinians in West Bank
Read full article: UN: 2022 likely deadliest for Palestinians in West BankThe U.N. Mideast envoy says 2022 is on course to be the deadliest year for Palestinians in the West Bank since the U.N. started tracking fatalities in 2005 and called for immediate action to calm “an explosive situation” and move toward renewing Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
Analysis: Violence upends Biden's Israel-Palestinian outlook
Read full article: Analysis: Violence upends Biden's Israel-Palestinian outlookThe surge in Israeli-Palestinian violence has flummoxed the Biden administration in its first four months as it attempts to craft a Middle East policy it believes will be more durable and fairer than that of its predecessor.