Asia Palestine The Palestinian Olympic Committee spoke of its ambition to leave a "footprint" in international sports, but stresses that it faces "obstacles" on freedom of movement
Asia Palestine The Palestinian Authority would be willing to take responsibility for Gaza after the war and Hamas would have no role in a future government in the enclave, said President Abbas addressing the UN from remote, as no US visa was granted to his delegation
Asia Palestine Ten EU countries, including France, Belgium, Monaco, Luxembourg and Malta, announced recognition of a Palestinian state during summit at the UN General Assembly, joining Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal; 157 member states now recognize Palestine
Asia Palestine The “New York Declaration”, aimed at giving new momentum to the two-state solution, Israeli and Palestinian, without Hamas, was adopted on 12 September by a large majority at the UN General Assembly
Asia Palestine Panic spread among Gaza City residents as Israel airdropped leaflets ordering evacuation in view of an imminent attack, but no immediate signs of a mass exodus were detected at bird-eye view, as residents say there is no safe place to flee to