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At 10 p.m. (Greek time) the UN session on Palestine – Macron to recognize Palestinian state

The session at UN headquarters in New York is expected to last three hours – France says recognition of a Palestinian state is welcome and historic, but also symbolic

Diplomatic turmoil from the recognition of a Palestinian state by several countries – Israel’s threats and the collapsing relations between Arab states

Benjamin Netanyahu, who will address the UN General Assembly on Friday, reiterated yesterday that there will be no Palestinian state and threatened to expand Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank - The Guardian reports on growing tensions between Arab states

Italy will support the declaration on the creation of a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani clarified that the move does not constitute direct recognition of the Palestinian state

Luxembourg will recognise the State of Palestine

After France and Saudi Arabia, which drafted the text, several countries have announced their intention to recognise the Palestinian state next week on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly

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