President Abbas: "We take with us all the suffering and hope of our people to achieve this objective"
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has said he will apply to the UN Security Council for full UN membership of a Palestinian state.
He said full UN status was a legitimate right for the Palestinian people. The address comes before a meeting of the UN General Assembly next week.
Mr Abbas's move sets up a confrontation with Israel, which sees the initiative as an attempt to isolate it.
The US is also opposed, saying it will use its veto.
The Palestinian leader said he wanted recognition as a state within 1967 borders.
This includes the West Bank - including East Jerusalem - and the Gaza Strip.
All of these areas were occupied by Israel in 1967.
Israel withdrew its troops from Gaza in 2005, but is still in control of its airspace and coastline.
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