Security Council to vote Thursday on Palestinian state UN membership: Sources

 

(FILE PHOTO) The United Nations building is pictured in New York City, U.S. (REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo)

UNITED NATIONS, United States: The UN Security Council will vote Thursday on the Palestinians' application to become a full member state of the United Nations, several diplomatic sources told AFP.

Amid Israel's offensive in Gaza, the Palestinians in early April revived a membership application first made to the world body in 2011, though the veto-wielding United States has expressed opposition to the proposal. — AFP

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