U.K. had announced on July 29 that it would recognize a Palestinian state<\/a> in September at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) if Israel did not act to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. <\/p>\n![\"\"]()
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French President Emmanuel Macron had announced on July 24 that France would recognize the state of Palestine at the UNGA session in September. With this, France became the first G7 country to commit to recognizing a Palestinian state. <\/p>\n
Germany, which has a particularly close relationship with Israel due to its unique responsibility for the Holocaust, said it was stopping the export of arms to Israel that could be used in the Gaza Strip. Germany is the second largest supplier of arms to Israel after the U.S. The decision however did not appear to block a sale of all German arms to Israel. <\/p>\n
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Israel had a right to defend itself against Hamas, and that the top priorities were the release of hostages and a ceasefire (which did not involve Hamas governing Gaza). Israel\u2019s latest decision to escalate its offensive were not helpful to these goals, Mr Merz suggested.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe new military push agreed by the Israeli security cabinet makes it increasingly unclear how these goals are to be achieved,\u201d he said. Germany also called on Israel not to take any steps to annex the West Bank. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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