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UN secretary-general urges renewed push for two-state solution, condemns Gaza destruction and West Bank annexation
Summary
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told an international conference in France that the two-state solution remains the only viable path to lasting peace, condemned July terror attacks by Hamas and the "wholesale destruction of Gaza," and called on states to halt settlement expansion and any move to annex the occupied West Bank.
António Guterres, United Nations secretary-general, urged international leaders at a conference hosted by France and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to act decisively to revive the two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians, saying the plan "remains the only framework rooted in international law."
Guterres condemned the July terror attacks by Hamas and the taking of hostages, saying "nothing can justify the horrific July terror attacks by Hamas and the taking of hostages, both of which I have repeatedly condemned." He also warned that "the wholesale destruction of Gaza" and the resulting humanitarian crisis are…
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