Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Alvarez said that his country is in favor of recognizing a Palestinian state "in the very near term."
Jose Manuel Alvarez
Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Alvarez said that his country is in favor of recognizing a Palestinian state "in the very near term."
He added that Spain is ready to hold a peace conference on the issue, and claimed: "The existence of a Palestinian state will be the best guarantee for peace in the Middle East."
Turkey's Foreign Ministry called on the international community to block Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed military takeover of Gaza City, accusing Israel of attempting to forcibly displace Palestinians and render the territory “uninhabitable.”
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Friday condemned Israel’s newly approved plan for a full-scale military takeover of Gaza City, warning it would lead to more “deaths and suffering” and must be halted “immediately.”
Israel's political-security cabinet approved a plan early on Friday to take control of Gaza City, as the country expands its military operations despite intensifying criticism at home and abroad over the devastating almost two-year-old war.
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