World summit to meet on two-state solution today as support grows for Palestinian state

"While the summit could boost the morale of Palestinians, it is not expected to deliver change on the ground, where the most far-right government in Israel's history has declared there will be no Palestinian state as it pushes on with its war against Hamas in Gaza. Efforts to create a two-state solution have failed to make any progress for decades as violence raged."

"Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal all recognised a Palestinian state on Sunday. France and five other states are expected to also formally recognise a Palestinian state on Monday. However, not all European powers will follow suit. Italy said such a move could be "counterproductive", while Germany said it could undermine efforts to reach a negotiated two-state solution with Israel. Israel is considering annexing part of the occupied West Bank as a possible response as well as specific bilateral measures against Paris, Israeli officials have said,"

""That is why we came on record saying that annexation is a red line for my Government because it strikes at the very heart of what the Abraham Accords were meant to achieve," Lana Nusseibeh, minister of state at the UAE foreign affairs ministry, told the BBC on Monday."

Britain, Canada, Australia, Portugal, France and several other states formally recognised a Palestinian state after a high-profile summit. Israel and the United States announced a boycott of the summit and an Israeli UN Ambassador called it a "circus." The most far-right government in Israel's history has declared there will be no Palestinian state while continuing military operations in Gaza, and longstanding efforts toward a negotiated two-state solution remain stalled. Israel is considering annexing parts of the occupied West Bank and specific bilateral measures against France in response. Annexation risks alienating key partners such as the United Arab Emirates and could undermine the Abraham Accords; European responses were split, with some warning recognition could be counterproductive.

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