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Ireland is the latest country to officially recognise a Palestinian state, joining Norway and Spain who did the same this morning.
"The government recognises Palestine as a sovereign and Spain and Norway now both recognise a Palestinian state.
independent state and agreed to establish full diplomatic Norway has hailed its recognition of a Palestinian state as a "special day", with foreign minister Espen Barth Eide saying his country "has been one of the most fervent defenders of a Palestinian state for more than 30 years."
relations between Dublin and Ramallah," a statement said. "The day that Norway officially recognises Palestine as a state is a special day for Norway-Palestine relations," Eide added, saying it was "regrettable that the Israeli government shows no sign of constructive commitment" to a two-state solution.
An Irish ambassador will be appointed to the state of Palestine "along with a full Embassy of Ireland in Ramallah", it said. Spain also formally recognised a Palestinian state in a decision approved by its cabinet earlier today, a government spokeswoman said.
Irish PM Simon Harris said that a two-state solution "is the only way Pilar Alegria added the cabinet had "adopted an important decision to recognise a Palestinian state", which had "one objective: to help Israelis and Palestinians achieve peace".
for Israel and Palestine to live side by side in peace and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said before meeting his cabinet that the "recognition of the State of Palestine is not only a matter of historic justice... Is it also an essential requirement if we are all to achieve peace."
security". The move, he said, was "not against anyone, least of all Israel".
This morning he said there was a "new despicable and disgusting trend" where the Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu describes deaths of Palestinian civilians "a 'tragic mistake'". Spain's foreign ministry has also said Madrid, Dublin and Oslo would issue a "firm" response to Israeli rebukes.
Harris was speaking after Israeli strikes killed on a refugee camp killed at least 45 people in Rafah on Sunday, which Netanyahu said was a “tragic mishap” but vowed to continue the war against Hamas.
"April's 'tragic mistake' was the bombing to death of aid workers trying to provide food to starving mouths, May's 'tragic mistake', yesterday, was children being blown to death while seeking protection in a displaced centre," Harris said.
"What will June's 'tragic mistake' be? And more importantly what does the world now intend to stop it happening?"
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