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FM Maxime Prevot says his nation will recognise Palestine this month and impose 12 ‘agency sanctions’ on Israel.
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Belgium will recognise the State of Palestine on the United Nations Basic Meeting (UNGA) later this month, Belgian Minister of International Affairs Maxime Prevot has introduced.
“Palestine will probably be recognised by Belgium on the UN session! And agency sanctions will probably be imposed in opposition to the Israeli authorities,” Prevot, who can also be the deputy prime minister, wrote on the social media platform X early on Tuesday.
Prevot stated Belgium would additionally impose 12 “agency sanctions” on Israel, together with a ban on importing merchandise from the settlements, and “a assessment of public procurement insurance policies with Israeli firms”.
He added that the announcement was made “in gentle of the humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Palestine, significantly in Gaza”.
On the finish of July, President Emmanuel Macron introduced that France would recognise Palestine on the UNGA, which will probably be held from September 9 to 23 in New York.
Following this, a number of different international locations have introduced that they are going to do the identical, though some have stated they intend to position circumstances on their recognition.
As of April this yr, some 147 international locations, representing 75 p.c of UN members, have already recognised Palestinian statehood.
Belgium’s announcement comes as Israel’s battle on Gaza has killed at the very least 63,459 individuals and wounded 160,256 extra.
In July, Belgian prosecutors referred a battle crimes grievance in opposition to two Israeli troopers to the Worldwide Legal Court docket (ICC), following allegations that they participated in atrocities in Gaza.
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