UN Conference Backs Hamas Disarmament, Two-State Solution
According to copies of the document obtained by The Times of Israel, the 'New York Declaration' states that conference co-chairs France and Saudi Arabia, along with the European Union, the Arab League, and 15 countries that led the working groups, agreed 'to take collective action to end the war in Gaza' and 'achieve a just, peaceful, and lasting settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on the effective implementation of the two-state solution.'
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