The summit was attended by leaders of Egypt, Tunisia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). China has long backed Palestinians and has not criticised the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, despite having economic ties with Israel.
Israel's airstrikes in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on 26 May, which killed at least 35 Palestinians, came hours after Hamas launched a barrage of rockets at Tel Aviv for the first time in months since the October 7 attack.
The move has deepened Israel's diplomatic isolation amid widespread criticism over its conduct in the Gaza war, in which 36,000 Palestinians have been killed. However, the symbolic move is unlikely to have any impact on the war as peace talks between Israel and Hamas remain stalled.
Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Stone said the recognition of Palestine is important for achieving a two-state solution and peace in the Middle East. The Irish government also announced a similar move on Tuesday, and many EU countries are likely moving towards recognition of Palestinian statehood.
The two leaders spoke to each other after nearly a month and a day after Netanyahu rebuffed Biden's calls for Palestinian sovereignty after the war ends. However, Biden said the Israeli PM was not opposed to all two-state solutions, and there were a number of types possible.
Netanyahu and his right-wing coalition government object to Palestinian statehood, asserting that its establishment would provoke further attacks against Israel. The Israeli PM's latest remarks suggest a growing rift with the US as Washington has called for a two-state solution to the issue.
Paris: French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius on Friday said his country would officially recognise the Palestinian state if diplomatic efforts to bring about peace fail."We must act to make progress in the implementation of
Cape Town: South Africa supports international efforts aimed at the establishment of a viable Palestinian state, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday."South Africa calls on the international community to support the new government of national
United Nations, Sept 24: Unfazed by US-Israel opposition, Palestine on Friday staked its claim to become a full member of the United Nations in its long quest for statehood and sought a positive vote on
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