France has announced its intention to become the first member of the Group of Seven to recognize Palestine as a state. Ireland, Norway and Spain have already done so, breaking from a consensus within Western Europe and the US that the Palestinians should achieve statehood through negotiations with Israel.

Fired by France’s imminent recognition of Palestinian statehood, UN members meet next week to breathe life into the push for a two-state solution as Israel, expected to be absent, presses its war in Gaza.

Settlements and acts of settler violence against Palestinians undermine the prospects for a negotiated two-state solution,' E3 countries say - Anadolu Ajansı

Ireland appears closer to passing a bill that will ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements in occupied territories in the West Bank, sparking sharp criticism from US officials who have signaled the move could harm Dublin’s relationship with Washington.

Widespread technical failures have crippled rail transport across the occupied Palestinian territories for over ten days, sparking public outrage and exposing severe infrastructure vulnerabilities under the Zionist regime.

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Israeli troops for the first time are pushing into parts of a central Gaza city where several aid groups are based, in the latest apparent effort to carve up the Palestinian territory with military corridors.

With France saying it will recognise Palestine in September, making it the first G7 nation to do so, other countries such as the UK and Germany, which are holding out, have called for a political solution to the Palestine issue.