Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has reaffirmed Pakistan's unwavering support for Palestine’s right to an independent state, emphasising the importance of the pre-1967 borders.

Sir Keir Starmer said Israel must allow unhindered aid into Gaza and agree a ceasefire if it wishes to prevent recognition of a Palestinian state

Recognising Palestinian statehood is an important step, but without a formal political process, remains largely a symbolic gesture.

Saudi Arabia and France on Tuesday called on countries at the United Nations to support a declaration that outlines "tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps" towards implementing a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians.

Speaking at a UN high level meeting on implementing the two state solution on Tuesday, Zhai Jun, special envoy of the Chinese government on the Middle East issue, expressed China’s firm support for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and urged the world to take concrete steps toward peace,

Recognising Palestinian statehood is an important step, but without a formal political process, remains largely a symbolic gesture.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has reaffirmed Pakistan's unwavering and principled support for the Palestinians' inalienable right to an independent state based on the pre-1967 borders.

International law is not a suicide pact. Ipso facto, Israel has no legal obligation to carve an enemy state aggressor from its own still-living body especially when recent recognition of “Palestine” by four major states misses larger justice issues altogether.