State of Palestine - Wikipedia
WEBPalestine (Arabic: فلسطين, romanized: Filasṭīn), officially the State of Palestine (دولة فلسطين, Dawlat Filasṭīn), is a country in the southern Levant region of West Asia. It encompasses two disconnected territories — the West Bank and the Gaza Strip , collectively known as the Palestinian territories — within the ...
Palestine (region) - Wikipedia
WEBPalestine is a geographical region in West Asia. It is usually considered to include modern-day Israel and the State of Palestine, though some definitions also include parts of northwestern Jordan. Other historical names for the region include Canaan, the Promised Land, the Land of Israel, or the Holy Land.
Palestine | Today's latest from Al Jazeera
WEB2 days ago · Stay on top of Palestine latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
UN member nations vote overwhelmingly to back Palestinian
WEBMay 10, 2024 · United Nations CNN —. A United Nations resolution in support of Palestinian membership passed with overwhelming support on Friday, and granted new privileges to the Palestinian Authority in its ...
UN general assembly calls on Security Council to admit Palestine …
WEBThe UN General Assembly has enhanced Palestine's rights within the organisation and urged it be accepted as a member following heated debate. Palestine has had non-member observer state status ...
UN votes to grant new rights to Palestine and revive membership …
WEBMay 10, 2024 · UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and called on the Security Council to reconsider Palestine’s request to become the 194th member of the United Nations. The world body approved the Arab and Palestinian-sponsored resolution by a …
Who Governs the Palestinians? | Council on Foreign Relations
WEBMar 19, 2024 · Introduction. A complex mix of authorities governs the 5.5 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip and West Bank territories. Palestinians, like Jews, trace their ancestry to the geographic...
Israel-Palestine crisis: Security Council calls for urgent, extended ...
WEB15 November 2023 Peace and Security. The Security Council passed a resolution Wednesday calling for the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas and for urgent and extended humanitarian...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Global Conflict Tracker
WEBMay 10, 2024 · On May 14, 1948, the State of Israel was created, sparking the first Arab-Israeli War. The war ended in 1949 with Israel’s victory, but 750,000 Palestinians were displaced, and the territory was...
Palestine’s status at the UN explained | UN News
WEB18 April 2024 UN Affairs. What will it take for Palestine to become a full UN Member State? As the Security Council takes up the matter while the devastating war in Gaza enters its seventh month,...
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