Palestine gains UN observer State status
فلسطين دولة مراقب في الأمم المتحدة
The General Assembly accords Palestine non-Member Observer State status, with 138 votes in favour, nine against, and 41 abstentions.
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Second Intifada to today · 2000–today
8 events whose recorded dates fall in or overlap this period, oldest first. Year-level and spanning records are included.
فلسطين دولة مراقب في الأمم المتحدة
The General Assembly accords Palestine non-Member Observer State status, with 138 votes in favour, nine against, and 41 abstentions.
Wider context · timing qualified
A bounded record of the Gaza demonstrations during the UN inquiry’s 2018 coverage. The closing date describes the investigation’s scope; it does not say that the demonstrations ended then.
OCHA documented mass casualties during the 14 May Gaza demonstrations. Its same-day flash update and later period report are retained as separate reported accounts below.
Loubani told Human Rights Watch that Mousa Abu Hassanein helped rescue him after he was shot. The source’s relative timing is not converted into an invented clock time.
Human Rights Watch reported that Tarek Loubani was shot near the Gaza separation fence on 14 May. This incident record also connects the reported rescue and subsequent documentation.
Wider context · timing qualified
The 72nd Festival de Cannes ran from 14 to 25 May 2019. This broader event provides context for the closing ceremony and the recognition of Elia Suleiman’s film.
The feature-film awards were announced at the Grand Théâtre Lumière on 25 May 2019, at the close of the 72nd Festival de Cannes.
The 2019 Cannes awards announcement records a Special Mention to Elia Suleiman for It Must Be Heaven, presented by Chiara Mastroianni.