UN Conference Backs Two-State Solution
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Malta will recognise Palestine as a state at the UN General Assembly in September, joining growing European support amid global pressure on Israel over Gaza.
The leaders of Germany, France and Britian are weighing up whether to dispatch their foreign secretaries to Israel next week, the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday.
Recognising Palestinian statehood is an important step, but without a formal political process, remains largely a symbolic gesture.