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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has called “error” the decision of several states to recognise Palestinian citizenship, and has warned that something like that could trigger unspecies uniform answers, following reports that Israel plans to annex certain parts of the West Coast.

Several states, including France and Britain, have pledged to recognise the Palestinian state in margins of the United Nations General Assembly, which is held this month.

French-Israeln relations have been markedly strained in recent weeks, since French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that his state plans to be the host of a conference organised with Saudi Arabia to discuss the UN solution with two states.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said last month that Britain will recognise Palestinian citizenship if Israel fails to reach a ceasefire for war in Gaza, prompted by Hamas' attacks on Israeli soil in October 2023.

Hamas has been declared a terrorist organisation by the United States and other powers.

“States like France and Britain, which have advanced the so-called recognition, have made a huge mistake”, said Saar at a news conference with Danish counterpart Lars Locke Rasmussen.

According to him, advancing these plans makes achieving peace “more difficult”.

The “will destabilise the region. Israel will be forced to make unilateral decisions”.

His statements come after Israel has approved a plan for building new settlements in the West Coast, including a major project east of Jerusalem.

The international community, on the other hand, has said such a move endangers the future Palestinian state.

All Israeli settlements on the Palestinian territory are considered legal under international law.

Meanwhile, Israel continues the offensive launched in Gaza following the 2023 Hamas attacks that resulted in the killing of some 1,200 people, mainly civilians.

Of the some 240 hostages caught in the attack, 49 are still being held in Gaza, including 27 that the Israeli army believes have died.

Israeli revenge attacks have killed over 62,000 people in Gaza, most of them civilians, according to data by Palestinian health authorities, which the United Nations considers to be a loan.

A day earlier, the Israeli Army has urged Palestinians to leave Gaza City the largest urban area in Gaza since the military is operating in the city.

Israeli military forces are conducting offensives in the city's parades that weeks after the decision made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to capture that area.

Netanyahu believes that Gaza City is Hamas' headquarters, the Palestinian group declared terrorist by the United States and other powers, and its conquest is a necessary step to defeat militants.

The humanitarian situation has deteriorated sharply in Gaza, while international organisations have said Palestinians are facing famine. / REL/Periscopi/