Overview

• Saudi Arabia and France will co-chair meetings on the two-state framework beginning Monday, with several countries expected to announce recognition of Palestine, potentially including France.
• The UN General Assembly authorized Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to participate by videoconference after the United States denied him a visa.
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak at the Assembly and has vowed there will be no Palestinian state while he is in power, and the United States opposes recognition.
• UN agencies face deep budget strains after President Donald Trump’s cuts to U.S. foreign aid, even as humanitarian needs in Gaza continue to grow.
• The UN Security Council voted to reimpose sanctions on Iran after the United Kingdom, France, and Germany accused Tehran of violating a nuclear agreement.