EU highlights backing for Palestinians amid Iran War

We meet in the middle of a storm. But we cannot abandon the compass, said Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot at the start of a meeting of the Global Alliance for the Two-State Solution. We must hold the course, because the Israeli-Palestinian issue is affecting the Middle East as a whole and also the rest of the world. The European Union believes Ramallah-based authorities have a key role to play in post-war Gaza. We can and must do more to ensure respect for human rights and accountability, to protect the Palestinian people and to put the two-state solution solidly on the table again, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said. Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Prevot (L), EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Vice-President Kaja Kallas (C) and Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa (R) attend the ninth meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, at Egmont Palace, Brussels, 20 April 2026. (Eric Lalmand / AFP)