Belgium will recognise the state of Palestine and sanction Israel as part of a growing Western movement to do so. Maxime Prévot, the foreign minister, said Belgium would recognise a Palestinian state at a meeting of the UN General Assembly in September. But he said recognition would only happen after Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages and fully relinquished control over the Gaza Strip. “Palestine will be recognised by Belgium at the UN session. And firm sanctions are being imposed against the Israeli government,” Mr Prévot said. Meanwhile, the Belgian government will sanction two “extremist” Israeli cabinet ministers and “violent...
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