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Six-Day War begins
📅 5 June 1967Israel launched attacks on Egypt, Jordan and Syria, beginning a war that resulted in occupation of additional Palestinian and Arab territories. The conflict intensified NAM’s support for Palestinian...
Ceasefire ends the Six-Day War
đź“… 10 June 1967A ceasefire halted the fighting, leaving Israel in control of the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, West Bank, East Jerusalem and Golan Heights. For NAM states, the occupation reinforced the links among...
Security Council rejects Israel’s unilateral measures in Jerusalem
📅 30 June 1980Resolution 476 declared Israel’s measures to alter the character and status of Jerusalem invalid and called for their rescission. The decision connected Palestinian self-determination with the...
General Assembly renews its emergency session on Palestine
đź“… 29 July 1980The Assembly adopted resolution ES-7/2, calling for Israeli withdrawal from occupied Arab territories and a just settlement of the Palestine question. The resolution recorded strong support for...
Security Council condemns Israel’s Jerusalem law
📅 20 August 1980Resolution 478 rejected Israel’s Basic Law on Jerusalem and called on states to withdraw diplomatic missions from the city. The vote challenged annexation and the attempt to make control over occupied...
UNESCO votes to admit Palestine
đź“… 31 October 2011UNESCO General Conference votes 107 in favour, 14 against and 52 abstentions to admit Palestine as a member state.
UN General Assembly upgrades Palestine observer status
đź“… 29 November 2012General Assembly resolution 67/19 accords Palestine non-member observer State status, a significant diplomatic achievement short of full UN membership.
Palestine accepts ICC jurisdiction by declaration
đź“… 1 January 2015Palestine lodged a declaration accepting ICC jurisdiction over alleged crimes committed in its territory since 13 June 2014. This step preceded its accession to the Rome Statute and showed how a...
Prosecutor opens preliminary examination in Palestine
📅 16 January 2015Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda opened a preliminary examination after Palestine’s declaration and accession process. The examination assessed jurisdiction, admissibility and gravity; it was not an...
Palestine becomes a State Party to the Rome Statute
📅 1 April 2015Palestine became the 123rd State Party. The accession gave the Court treaty-based jurisdiction over Rome Statute crimes within the Statute’s temporal and territorial rules, while the unresolved...