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Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi reunites with her family in her hometown Nabi Saleh, in the West Bank, after an eight-month sentence for slapping two Israeli soldiers, an episode captured on video that made her a symbol of resistance for Palestinians. IMAGES
The United States vetoes a Security Council vote on a Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership. The draft resolution, which was introduced by Algeria and "recommends to the General Assembly that the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations," received 12 votes in favor, two abstentions and one against. IMAGES
The new Palestinian government holds first meeting in West Bank's Ramallah. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas approved a new government last week led by Mohammed Mustafa, his long-trusted adviser on economic affairs, with representation also for women and Palestinians from Gaza. IMAGES
The Palestinian envoy in emotional remarks to the UN Security Council says the approval of a ceasefire resolution needs to be a "turning point" in ending the Gaza war. SOUNDBITE
Vedant Patel, the US Department of State deputy spokesperson, says that Israel should let the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA into Gaza, after he was denied entry. SOUNDBITE
Demonstrators gather in central London to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Israeli aerial bombardments has claimed dozens more victims in the Gaza Strip today, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health, while the first ship loaded with aid is ready to set sail from Cyprus for the famine-stricken Palestinian territory. IMAGES
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