Macron not expected at UN summit on two-state solution for Palestine and Israel

Absence of French president makes it less likely there will be announcement of recognition of a Palestinian state

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A UN summit on a two-state solution for Palestine and Israel – postponed by the Israel-Iran war – has been rescheduled for 28 and 29 July, but it is not expected that the French president, Emmanuel Macron, will attend, making it less likely that it will trigger a series of high-profile announcements on recognition of a Palestinian state.