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JERUSALEM: Israel advised 4 European nations on Monday that their plan to work towards recognition of a Palestinian state constituted a “prize for terrorism” that would cut back the probabilities of a negotiated decision to the battle between the neighbours. Spain stated on Friday that, within the title of Center East peace, it had agreed with Eire, Malta and Slovenia to take first steps towards recognising statehood declared by the Palestinians within the Israeli-occupied West Financial institution and within the Gaza Strip. Gaza has lengthy been underneath the rule of the Islamist group Hamas, which rejects peace with Israel and attacked it on Oct 7, triggering a devastating warfare that has stoked violence within the West Financial institution, the place Israel has intensive Jewish settlements. “Recognition of a Palestinian state following the October 7 massacre sends a message to Hamas and the other Palestinian terrorist organizations that murderous terror attacks on Israelis will be reciprocated with political gestures to the Palestinians,” Israeli International Minister Israel Katz stated on X. “A resolution of the conflict will only be possible through direct negotiations between the parties. Any engagement in the recognition of a Palestinian state only distances reaching a resolution and increases regional instability.” He didn’t specify what sort of decision he had in thoughts. Israel, whose governing coalition consists of pro-settlement far-rightists, has lengthy dominated out Palestinian statehood. That has put it at loggerheads with Western powers which help its aim of defeating Hamas however need a post-war diplomatic blueprint.

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