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In a dramatic speech at the U.N., Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he had asked the international body to admit the state of Palestine as a full member.

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said on Monday he expects a “very difficult” situation after he approaches the UN to seek full membership for Palestine later this week.

The Palestinians will go forward with a bid for full membership of the UN, after Mahmud Abbas delivered a key speech in Ramallah on Friday.

The president of the Palestinian Authority is determined to ask full UN membership

US President Barack Obama said that a Palestinian move for recognition next week at the United Nations was a “distraction” and would not result in viable statehood.

The Palestinians on Thursday kicked off a campaign in support of their UN membership bid.

A mosque in the West Bank village of Qusra, south of Nablus, was torched Monday morning.

The death toll in the Gaza Strip during the last 24 hours increased to six, while more than 25 Palestinians were wounded, as a result of Israeli air strikes.

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip bombarded southern Israel with rockets and mortars Sunday, striking an empty school and a score of other targets.

Israeli warplanes bombed a southern Gaza Strip building Thursday evening ز

Israeli aircraft attacked five targets in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday

The Palestinians will submit their bid for membership of the United Nations on September 20.

Rival Palestinian parties Fatah and Hamas held talks Sunday in Egypt aimed at implementing a reconciliation deal announced in May.