{"id":1135,"date":"2025-09-24T08:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T08:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1135"},"modified":"2025-09-23T22:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T22:55:07","slug":"france-among-six-more-countries-to-formally-recognise-palestinian-statehood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1135","title":{"rendered":"France among six more countries to formally recognise Palestinian statehood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The leaders of six countries, including France, have moved to recognise Palestinian statehood at a high-level summit ahead of the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside France, which co-convened the meeting with Saudi Arabia on Monday in New York, Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta and Monaco said they were recognising a Palestinian state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayra Starr - Goodbye (Warm Up) ft. 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The post-war framework envisages an International Stabilisation Force (ISF) that would assist in preparing the Palestinian Authority (PA) to take over governance in Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PA President Mahmoud Abbas commended the countries that had recognised Palestine. He made his statement to the conference by video because he was denied a visa by the administration of US President Donald Trump to attend the UNGA this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe call on those that have not yet done so to do so to follow suit\u201d, Abbas said, adding that the PA also demanded \u201csupport for Palestine\u2019s full membership in the United Nations\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Israel and the US, which are becoming increasingly isolated internationally on the issue, boycotted the summit, with Israel\u2019s UN ambassador, Danny Danon, describing the event as a \u201ccircus\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the vast majority of UN member states now recognise Palestinian statehood, new UN member states must have the support of the UN Security Council, where the US has\u00a0used its veto\u00a0to block Palestine from becoming a full UN member state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at the summit, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated his support for the two-state solution, framing it as the only viable path towards peace after years of failed negotiations and ongoing violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guterres said that statehood for Palestinians \u201cis a right, not a reward\u201d, rejecting US and Israeli claims that it was a reward for Hamas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saudi Arabia\u2019s foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, thanked Macron and the UN chief for their efforts towards a two-state solution, which he said is \u201cthe only way to achieve just and lasting peace\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the conference comes at a time when \u201cthe Israeli occupation authorities continue their aggression and their brutal crimes\u201d against Palestinians in Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Israel also continues its \u201cviolations in the West Bank, and its repeated attacks on Arab and Muslim countries, with the most recent attack on Qatar\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese actions underline Israel\u2019s insistence on continuing aggressive practices that threaten regional and international peace and stability and undermine efforts of peace in the region,\u201d he added. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/22\/france-recognises-palestinian-state-ahead-of-the-unga-meeting\">(AlJazeera)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The leaders of six countries, including France, have moved to recognise Palestinian statehood at a high-level summit ahead of the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting in New York. 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