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France and five other countries have officially recognized Palestinian statehood. The announcement was made at a high-level summit ahead of the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting in New York, co-hosted by France and Saudi Arabia. The five other countries that joined the recognition are Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta, and Monaco. This brings the total number of nations recognizing Palestine to over 147 out of 193 United Nations member states.

Leaders' addresses

Macron, Sanchez address summit on Palestinian statehood

French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the summit, stating, "We have gathered here because the time has come," emphasizing the need to revive the long-delayed two-state solution to end the Israel-Palestine conflict. Spanish P

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