UN conference on Israel-Palestine issue suspended amid rising regional tension

The upcoming UN conference co-hosted by Saudi Arabia and France on the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine was postponed amid rising tension between Israel and Iran, Anadolu reports.

The High-Level Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution was scheduled to take place on June 17.

“However, due to the current circumstances in the Middle East that prevent regional leaders from attending the Conference in New York, and after informing the President of the General Assembly and the Secretariat, we will only open the meeting and proceed to propose the suspension of the Conference,” the permanent missions of Saudi Arabia and France to the UN, said in a joint statement.

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Saudi Arabia and France said they are determined to resume the conference “at the earliest possible date.”

“We invite all states and observers to attend the opening meeting of the Conference at the General Assembly Hall on Tuesday 17 June at 10 am,” they added.

In the early hours of Friday, Israeli forces attacked Iran, hitting nuclear and missile facilities and killing top military commanders and scientists. Iran responded with ballistic missiles targeting several areas across Israel.

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