#australia

On Sunday 10 August, Australia announced that it will officially recognize a Palestinian state at the upcoming UN General Assembly in September. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese framed it as a crucial step toward achieving a two-state solution that could help end the cycle of violence in the Middle East. He emphasized that the recognition is contingent on commitments from the Palestinian Authority, including assurances that Hamas would not be involved in any future state. Albanese stated, “A two-state solution…