On Monday, the UN General Assembly holds a special summit on the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip. It is a continuation of a diplomatic project led by France and Saudi Arabia to push for the revival of the two-state solution — in which Israelis and Palestinians would exist side by side — as the only answer to the decades long conflict.
At Monday’s meeting, several countries have said they will join the more than 145 UN members that already recognize a Palestinian state. These include France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Malta.
Most of the recent European declarations on recognizing Palestinian statehood have come as a result of Israel’s ongoing military offensive in Gaza that has killed more than 65,000 people, according to health officials in the enclave; international researchers estimate the toll to be much higher. Last week, the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory published a report concluding that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
Israel and its primary ally, the United States, have rejected this report and others that have come to the same conclusion and denounced any plans to recognize Palestine as a state, claiming that doing so would be a "reward for terror" — referring to the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel led by the Hamas militant group.
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