A UN conference of 17 countries, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt, calls on Hamas to lay down its arms to the Palestinian Authority for a two-state solution.

At a UN conference, 17 countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt, called on the Hamas movement to lay down its arms to the Palestinian Authority, stressing the need for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The New York declaration, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, condemns the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023 and calls for an international stabilization mission in the Gaza Strip. It aims to protect civilians and support the transfer of responsibilities to the Palestinian Authority.