International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2020

The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is observed on 29 November each year.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

Key-Points

In 1977, the General Assembly called for the annual observance of 29 November as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. On that day, in 1947, the Assembly adopted the resolution on the partition of Palestine.

Palestine is recognized officially as the State of Palestine by the United Nations and other entities.

It is a de jure sovereign state in Western Asia claiming the West Bank (bordering Israel and Jordan) and Gaza Strip (bordering Israel and Egypt) with Jerusalem as the designated capital, although its administrative center is currently located in Ramallah.

The entirety of territory claimed by the State of Palestine has been occupied since 1948, first by Egypt and Jordan and then by Israel after the Six-Day War in 1967.