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UK Pushes for Palestinian State Recognition at June Conference

5/1/2025

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The UK is in talks with France and Saudi Arabia to recognize a Palestinian state at an upcoming June conference, aiming to breathe life into the two-state solution. UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy stressed that this recognition could reshape the current landscape, tackling the hurdles of Israeli settlements and Hamas's control in Gaza.

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The UK is in talks with France and Saudi Arabia to recognize a Palestinian state at an upcoming June conference, aiming to breathe life into the two-state solution. UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy stressed that this recognition could reshape the current landscape, tackling the hurdles of Israeli settlements and Hamas's control in Gaza.