Israel to reprimand Irish, Norwegian, Spanish envoys over Palestine move

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JERUSALEM: Israel will reprimand the ambassadors of Ireland, Norway, and Spain on Thursday over their governments' plan to recognise a Palestinian state next week, an Israeli official said.
The envoys have been summoned to the foreign ministry in Jerusalem, where they will be shown a previously unpublished video of

Hamas

taking female captives during its October 7 attack on Israel that triggered the

Gaza

war, the official said.

Israel has also recalled its ambassadors in Dublin, Oslo, and Madrid for consultations.
The conflict has stoked violence in the occupied West Bank and hardened Israeli opposition to ceding territories where the Palestinians seek statehood. US-sponsored diplomacy on a negotiated

two-state accord

stalled a decade ago.

Announcing on Wednesday that they would recognise a Palestinian state on May 28, the three European countries said they wanted to help secure a Gaza truce and revive peace talks.
Some other Western powers say recognition of a Palestinian state should follow negotiations.

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