"France and Saudi Arabia are preparing to host a one-day summit at the United Nations, a day before the start of the General Assembly (UNGA), both of which will be heavily focused on Israel's war on Gaza and the elusive two-state solution. At the UN headquarters in New York, world leaders will convene on Monday to revive the long-stalled notion amid warnings that a contiguous Palestinian state could vanish altogether as a result of Israel's hegemonic moves in both Gaza and the occupied West Bank."
"It will come one day after the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Portugal all recognised Palestinian statehood in historic moves despite vehement opposition from Israel and the United States. Israel and its top allies are boycotting the summit, with Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, describing the major multilateral event as a circus and sticking to Israel's common refrain that such moves reward terrorism."
France and Saudi Arabia will host a UN summit to focus on Israel's war in Gaza and the two-state solution. World leaders will convene amid warnings that a contiguous Palestinian state could vanish because of Israel's actions in Gaza and the West Bank. France is expected to recognise Palestine while Belgium and others weigh similar moves after several countries recognised Palestinian statehood. Israel and the United States are boycotting, calling recognition a reward for terrorism. Israeli leaders face domestic pressure and consider West Bank annexation. The summit aims to build on the New York Declaration toward a UN roadmap for two states.
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