Australia; UN: Formal UN meeting on Palestine

-- The Australian government announced on Tuesday that its female soldiers can fight in front line combat missions.




The UN Security Council is to have a formal meeting on Palestine on Wednesday.

Prior to the meeting, Israeli government announced that the government granted permissions to 1,100 new Jewish housing settlement in east Jerusalem on Tuesday. The move has been met criticisms from the US government as well as nations around the globe.

Nations such as Saudi Arabia, China, India, Bangladesh, Turkey, Norway, Ireland, Russia, Iceland, South Africa, and so on, expressed vocal support for the bid for the Palestine's UN membership.

EU and Maghreb nations agreed on FTA (Free Trade Agreement) with Palestine.

The map shows nations that support Palestine.