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Added on the 10/02/2021 14:30:33 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Israel's rejection of the idea of a two-state solution with the Palestinians is unacceptable and could prolong the conflict in Gaza, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will leave Thursday on a trip to five Arab countries, the West Bank, Turkey and Greece, in addition to a previously announced stop in Israel, the State Department says. Blinken among other issues will "discuss immediate measures to increase substantially humanitarian assistance to Gaza," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
French President Emmanuel Macron hosts foreign ministers from major Arab and majority-Muslim countries to discuss 'the situation in the Middle East' his office said. IMAGES
The United States says it welcomes EU support for continuing development aid to the Palestinian people after attacks on Israel by Islamist militant group Hamas. "They did reverse that, which is a step that we welcome. We have made very clear that we do not have any grievance with the Palestinian people," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. Brussels had earlier rowed back comments from EU neighborhood commissioner Oliver Varhelyi that the bloc was immediately suspending "all payments" to the Palestinians. SOUNDBITE
United States President Joe Biden tells world leaders at the UN General Assembly that a sovereign and democratic Palestinian state is the "best way" to ensure Israel's future. "I continue to believe that a two-state solution is the best way to ensure Israel's future as a Jewish democratic state, living in peace alongside a viable, sovereign and democratic Palestinian state," he says. SOUNDBITE
The White House releases its proposal for the future borders of Israeli and Palestinian states as part of US President Donald Trump's controversial peace plan. The map provided by the White House shows the West Bank area containing some 15 Israeli settlements, connected to the Gaza Strip area by only a tunnel. SOUNDBITE