Biden: Two State Solution The "Only Answer" To Peace Between Israel & Palestine.

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Saturday, May 22nd, 2021 12:48pm

By Ciara Plunkett @plunkettciara

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Fragile ceasefire is holding today.

US president Joe Biden insists a two-state solution is "the only answer" to achieving long-term peace between Israel and Palestine.

Tune in as I deliver remarks on the Middle East. https://t.co/QPiJ6BxS7h

— President Biden (@POTUS) May 20, 2021

A ceasefire came into effect yesterday.

Before that, both sides had exchanged rocket fire for a little under two weeks.

Mr Biden says attention now needs to focus on long-term stability in the region:

Shona Murray, Europe correspondent with Euronews, says Gaza will continue to be uninhabitable unless action is taken by the international community:

"The question that is on Palestinian minds is: Why is this allowed to happen, 27 years after the fall of the apartheid regime of South Africa?" — #AJOpinion by @haidareid https://t.co/wTVUIY6AyW

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 22, 2021

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