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

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.

Emmanuel Macron’s position on a Palestinian state “doesn’t matter,” President Donald Trump said after the French president announced he would recognise the war-torn territory as a state.

Three independent experts working for the U.N.’s top human rights body who focus on Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories have announced their resignations, citing personal reasons and a nee

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.

With the spotlight on dire humanitarian conditions in Gaza, pressure is growing on the PM to follow France and recognise Palestinian statehood. It comes as a charity warns of an "unconscionable" lack of food and water in the territory,