Analysts warn E1 plan will fragment Palestinian lands, undermining the viability of a future Palestinian state.

Lebanon said on Thursday it was launching the planned disarmament of Palestinian factions in refugee camps, part of a wider effort to establish a state monopoly on arms.

TEMPO.CO , Jakarta - A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll reveals that a majority of Americans, 58%, believe every country in the United Nations (UN) should formally recognize a state of Palestine. This finding, as reported by Arab News, emerges as Israel and Hamas consider a potential ceasefire in their nearly two-year conflict.

Some armed Palestinian groups in Lebanese refugee camps began handing over their weapons to the authorities on Thursday after reaching a deal earlier this year, with Washington hailing the move as a "historic step".

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A widely condemned Israeli settlement plan that would cut across land that the Palestinians seek for a state received final approval on Wednesday, according to a statement from Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.

Germany's foreign minister has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages held by Hamas after a meeting in Indonesia.

French President Emmanuel Macron shared a letter addressed to the leader of the Palestinian Authority on Thursday, citing a need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Most Americans — 58% — believe that countries in the United Nations should recognize a Palestinian state, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The poll surveyed U.S. adults from Aug. 13 to 18, as several world powers announced plans to recognize a Palestinian state at next month’s U.N. General Assembly in New York City.

Several countries including Australia, the United Kingdom and France have moved to recognize a Palestinian state.

A future state is complicated by the sheer number of Israeli settlers in the occupied territories and the barriers Israel has constructed to separate Palestinians.

The official also recommended the administration issue a statement mourning Palestinian journalists killed by Israel.

International recognition will do as much to rebuke Hamas’s maximalist demands as it will those of the Israeli right, dealing a blow to expansionist aspirations in the West Bank, the only territory that has any realistic chance of becoming a Palestinian state.