For Palestinian leader, stakes higher after Israel-Hamas clash

After the recent conflict, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas faces pressure to mend fences with Hamas and drop his pursuit of peace talks with Israel.

JERUSALEM — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is virtually certain to win passage Thursday of a United Nations General Assembly resolution upgrading the status of the Palestinian territories from "observer entity" to "nonmember observer state" in the international body.

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