Hawzah News Agency- The three – all strong allies of Israel for decades – also expressed deep frustration at the lack of progress towards a two-state solution.
The move puts them at odds with the US and deepens Israel’s international isolation.
France plans to recognize a Palestinian state at next week’s UN General Assembly as international alarm builds over the ongoing war and starvation crisis in Gaza.
“Any step to strengthen the legitimate Palestinian rights, foremost among them the fully sovereign Palestinian state with its capital in Jerusalem and the right to self-determination, is a welcomed step'', Basem Naim, a senior member of Hamas’ political office, told CNN on Sunday.UK announced formal recognition of the state of Palestine today in an attempt to pile pressure on Israel as it presses on with its campaign in Gaza despite international outrage.
However, Naim added that this recognition must be “accompanied by practical measures on the ground to affirm these rights and thwart the Zionist plans that explicitly reject any Palestinian political entity''.
“It must be emphasized that the highest priority now is to stop the genocide and ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip and to end the humanitarian blockade on the territory'', he said.
Source: CNN
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