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UN Backs Two-State Path as European Powers Move Toward Recognition

The resolution urges Hamas to relinquish control in Gaza, proposing a stabilization mission that heightens pressure after Netanyahu advanced E1 construction.

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Das angegriffene Gebäude in Doha, in dem Israel die Hamas-Führung vermutete
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Overview

  • With a 142–10 vote and 12 abstentions, the UN General Assembly adopted the New York Declaration outlining concrete steps toward a two-state solution, including Hamas transferring authority and weapons in Gaza to the Palestinian Authority.
  • Israel and the United States voted no on the France- and Saudi-backed text, which also calls for an international stabilization mission in Gaza, security guarantees for both sides, and an immediate end to the fighting.
  • Britain, France, Canada, Australia and Belgium said they intend to formally recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly next week.
  • A day earlier, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanjahu signed plans for about 3,400 settlement units in the sensitive E1/Maale Adumim area and declared there would be no Palestinian state, drawing warnings from the UN chief about West Bank fragmentation.
  • International fallout from Israel’s airstrike in Doha deepened as Germany, France and the UK jointly condemned the attack that reportedly failed to kill Hamas leaders but left six dead, while reports from Gaza described new civilian casualties and a worsening humanitarian situation.