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Macron need not visit Israel in light of Palestinian state recognition, Saar tells French FM

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar told his French counterpart that France’s push for Palestinian state recognition undermines Israel’s security, casting doubt on Macron’s visit.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (L) meets with his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot (R) in Paris, April 3, 2025; illustrative.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, US, September 26, 2024

Palestinian Authority VP requests US to reverse UNGA ban on Abbas in letter to Rubio

 Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Beirut, Lebanon, May 22, 2025.

'Israel wants to destroy all of Palestine,' Mahmoud Abbas tells Arab media

Denmarks Foreign Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen and EU High Representative of Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas during a Press conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday August 30, 2025

Israel is undermining the two-state solution, Denmark's foreign minister says


Lebanese army disarms six Palestinian camps, Hamas and Islamic Jihad not included - report

According to the report the Lebanese Army received “a batch of light and medium weapons, B7 rockets, and medium-range surface-to-surface missiles from the camps of Tyre.”

Demonstrators carry flags as they take part in a protest against the hunger crisis in Gaza, in Sidon, Lebanon July 25, 2025

US blocks Palestinian officials from attending UN General Assembly, denies visas

A State Department official said Abbas and about 80 other Palestinians would be affected by the decision to deny and revoke visas from members of the umbrella PLO and the PA.

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the West Bank, April 23, 2025

Cypriot president warns: 'If Iran acquires nuclear capabilities – my country is also in danger'

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides warned that his country faces direct risks from Iran’s nuclear ambitions, while stressing that Israel remains Cyprus’s closest ally in the region.

 Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet with representatives from their respective countries on May 4, 2025.

Netanyahu, Trump played into Abbas’ hands, pushing West toward Palestinian recognition - opinion

The Gaza war has shown that military solutions can't bring peace to the Middle East. They only worsen conflicts, increase death tolls, and deepen grievances.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the annual opening of the UN General Assembly last September. Israel’s transformation into a pariah state may reach its peak next month at the General Assembly, says the writer.

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Mahmoud Abbas considers unilaterally declaring Palestinian statehood at UNGA - report

The move, symbolic in nature, is predicated on a forthcoming constitutional declaration that would define a Palestinian state's borders and foundations.

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the West Bank, April 23, 2025

Hamas official boasts Oct. 7 'resistance' revived Palestinian statehood push around the globe

"Without our weapons, no one would be looking in our direction," senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad stated during the interview with Al Jazeera.

Ghazi Hamad (R), member of Hamas Political Office, delivers remarks on the Israel-Hamas war, next to Ahmed Abd al-Hadi (L), Hamas's representative in Lebanon, during a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, October 28, 2023; illustrative.

US to sanction Palestinian Authority, PLO members, State Dept. confirms

The State Department did not confirm which individuals would be sanctioned.

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the West Bank, April 23, 2025

Canada's recognition of Palestinian state 'dangerously premature,' Jewish groups say

'We will not sacrifice our very existence by permitting the imposition of a jihadist state on our ancestral homeland that seeks our annihilation,' Israel's ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed added.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference about recognizing Palestinian statehood, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 30, 2025.

Canada to recognize Palestinian state in September, PM Carney says

Following the announcement, Trump threatened Canada, saying that the decision would make it "hard" to reach a trade deal, which the two countries are negotiating.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference about recognizing Palestinian statehood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 30, 2025

UK demands Gaza ceasefire or face Palestinian state recognition

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer also denounced Hamas as terrorists that "must never be rewarded," and reiterated Israel's right to self-defense, calling for the release of hostages

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement inside No. 10 Downing Street on the day the cabinet was recalled to discuss the situation in Gaza, in London, Britain, July 29, 2025.