Palestinian president plans UN appeal on 1967 lands for state
Palestinian aides say Mahmoud Abbas will soon urge the international community to set a deadline for Israel to end its 1967 occupation and allow a Palestinian state in the West Bank Gaza and east Jerusalem. He aims to address the UN next month after a Gaza war surge.
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American hostage Peter Curtis freed from Syria captivity
American Peter Theo Curtis of Massachusetts, held for about two years by Nusra Front, was released and handed to U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan Heights. He is safe, outside Syria, after a medical checkup, with U.S. and UN involvement cited. James Foley remains a separate victim.
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