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Norway will officially recognize the Palestinian state on May 28. This was announced by the Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Stoere. “We must keep alive the only alternative that offers a political solution for both Israelis and Palestinians,” the prime minister said.
Various media reports that Ireland and Spain are also announcing today that they will recognize the Palestinian state. The majority of UN member states recognize the state of Palestine, but these are mainly countries in the Global South. For the time being, eight of the 27 EU countries recognize the Palestinian state. The Netherlands does not recognize the Palestinian state. In April, the US vetoed recognition of Palestinian statehood in the UN Security Council. Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and Malta have indicated several times in recent months that they intend to take this step together in order to bring the two-state solution closer. Spain and Ireland, together with Belgium, are the most critical EU countries of Israel's actions in the war in Gaza. Last week, Spain banned a ship carrying weapons to Israel from docking in a Spanish port. The move by Norway, Ireland and Spain comes just days after the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, applied for warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant as well as three top officials from Palestinian armed group Hamas on accusations of committing “war crimes and crimes against humanity.” On Tuesday, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that the bloc’s members will be legally forced to arrest Netanyahu if he arrives on their territory. “All States that have ratified the ICC statutes are bound to execute the Court’s decisions,” Borrell explained. At least, 35,562 people have been killed and 79,652 others wounded in the Israeli airstrikes and ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, according to the latest data from the Palestinian enclave’s health ministry. Israel launched its military operation in Gaza in response to the October 7 cross-border incursion by Hamas, in which at least 1,200 people were killed and 250 taken hostage. The Blog Tags Widget will appear here on the published site.
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