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Two-state solution back on agenda as US, Europe seek a way out of Israel-Hamas war

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Smoke raising during an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip, near the southern Israeli city of Sderot, on Oct 28.

Smoke raising during an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip, near the southern Israeli city of Sderot, on Oct 28.

PHOTO: AFP

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With Israeli troops expanding their land offensive against Hamas targets in Gaza, prospects for the Middle East look bleak. Just about the only certainty is that a United Nations General Assembly resolution

calling for a ceasefire

has no chance of being implemented.

Still, diplomats from the United States and Europe are working behind the scenes towards a more optimistic scenario, one in which political talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders could resume months after the current wave of violence subsides.

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