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Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese marches cautiously towards Palestinian recognition

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been putting it succinctly, declaring it’s a question of when, not if, Australia recognises Palestine as a state.

The Conversation

Australia, France leaders discuss crisis in Gaza

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President Emmanuel Macron spoke overnight, almost two weeks after France announced its intention to recognise Palestine.

AAP

Australia co-ordinating on recognition of Palestine

Australia is working with other nations in favour of recognising the state of Palestine, as the federal government acknowledges the issue is urgent.

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Advocates of a two-state solution realise time to act is now

Battle lines between moderate and extremist visions for future of Gaza and West Bank have become much clearer

The Guardian - UK

What does recognising Palestine as a state actually mean?

IN FOCUS: Starmer said he made the move ‘in the face of the growing horror in the Middle East’ after Israel failed to meet demands, including agreeing to a ceasefire in Gaza. But what does that mean in practice? Tara Cobham and Bryony Gooch explain

The Independent UK

Recognise Palestine now to avoid ‘deadly status quo’, says its UK ambassador

Husam Zomlot calls on Labour to fulfil manifesto commitment before UN conference on two-state solution

The Guardian - UK

Palestinian leader pledges 'unprecedented' reforms ahead of Paris conference

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has said that Hamas "must hand over its weapons" and called for the deployment of international forces to protect the Palestinian people, France has announced. The move comes ahead of a conference next week at which Paris could become the most prominent Western power to back…

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Are Palestinian groups in Lebanon about to give up their weapons?

For decades, Palestinian groups have retained arms in Lebanon. Now Mahmoud Abbas and Joseph Aoun say that must end.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon launches process to disarm Palestinian factions in refugee camps

Process begins after visit by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who said weapons ‘hurt’ Lebanon and Palestine cause.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon starts process to disarm Palestinian factions in refugee camps

A group tasked with making a plan to remove weapons held by Palestinian factions in Lebanon’s refugees camps is beginning to hash out a timetable and mechanism for disarming the groups

The Independent UK

Israeli attacks kill 52 in Gaza as NGO slams ‘ridiculously inadequate aid’

Charity Doctors Without Borders says the amount of aid allowed into Gaza is not enough amid growing fears of famine.

Al Jazeera

Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu says all of Gaza will be under Israel’s control by end of offensive – as it happened

PM gives news conference, saying Israel is prepared for an opportunity for a temporary ceasefire and hostage release deal

The Guardian - AU

Arab leaders promise to work on reconstruction of Gaza and again press for a ceasefire

Arab leaders meeting at an annual summit in Baghdad say they're trying to reach a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip and promised to contribute to the reconstruction of the territory once the war stops

The Independent UK

Arab League calls for funds to rebuild Gaza at summit in Baghdad

The war on Palestinian territory dominated the summit, especially after Israel approves plans to expand its offensive.

Al Jazeera

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The Guardian - UK

Palestinians urgently need a leader who represents them – but they’re facing another undemocratic stitch-up

Mahmoud Abbas’s lining up of the next president is part of a long pattern of denying Palestinians political agency, says researcher of Palestinian and Arab politics Dana El Kurd

Al Jazeera

Who is Hussein al-Sheikh, the new deputy to PLO’s Abbas?

Fatah veteran who spent more than 10 years in Israeli jails in 1970s and 1980s is seen as a successor to Mahmoud Abbas.

Al Jazeera

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appoints aide as PLO deputy

Hussein al-Sheikh is a veteran leader of Abbas’s Fatah movement.

The Independent UK

A look at the PLO’s new vice president, Hussein al-Sheikh

Hussein al-Sheikh has been named vice president of the Palestine Liberation Organization

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Why the Palestinian Authority’s Abbas is under pressure to pick a successor

Concern is growing within the Palestinian Liberation Organization that Israel might exploit Abbas’s departure.

Al Jazeera

Palestinian officials vote to create a vice presidency under Mahmoud Abbas

The expectation is that whoever holds the role would be the frontrunner to succeed President Mahmoud Abbas, 89.

The Independent UK

Palestinian officials vote to create a vice presidency under aging leader Abbas

The Palestine Liberation Organization has announced the creation of a vice presidency under 89-year-old leader Mahmoud Abbas, who has not specified a successor

Al Jazeera

‘Insulting’: Hamas condemns Abbas’s remarks on Gaza captives

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says keeping the captives provides Israel with justification for its attacks on Gaza.

The Guardian - UK

Children in school shelter among 25 killed in wave of Israeli strikes on Gaza

Israel launches wave of airstrikes as Arab negotiators make new ceasefire proposal

Euronews

Israeli strike kills at least 23 as mediators seek lasting Gaza truce

The Gaza Civil Defence, a first responders' body that operates under the Hamas-run government, also said it recovered another four bodies from strikes on two homes in the same area.

The Independent UK

Pope Francis called Christians in Gaza every night throughout the war: ‘We are heartbroken’

Pope Francis was usually careful about taking sides in conflicts, however, he campaigned for peace for the devastated enclave since the war began

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