Kat Lonsdorff

Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

Speaking at a government meeting, Netanyahu reiterated his stance against Palestinian independence.

Our opposition to a Palestinian state on any territory has not changed whatsoever, he said.

The UN Security Council is set to vote on a US-drafted resolution for an international stabilization force in Gaza as part of President Trump's 20-point peace plan that went into effect last month.

Part of that resolution includes language that leaves the door open for Palestinian statehood, something insisted on by many of the countries expected to contribute troops to the stabilization force.

Netanyahu and many Israeli leaders have long opposed statehood,

saying it would be a reward for Hamas.

Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

Speaking at a government meeting, Netanyahu reiterated his stance against Palestinian independence.

Our opposition to a Palestinian state on any territory has not changed whatsoever, he said.

The UN Security Council is set to vote on a U.S.-drafted resolution for an international stabilization force in Gaza as part of President Trump's 20-point peace plan that went into effect last month.

Part of that resolution includes language that leaves the door open for Palestinian statehood, something insisted on by many of the countries expected to contribute troops to the stabilization force.

Netanyahu and many Israeli leaders have long opposed statehood,

saying it would be a reward for Hamas.

Kat Lonsdorff, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

This is NPR News.

Thank you.

Humanitarian organizations, including the UN, have stepped up efforts to address mental health services for children in Gaza, as a fragile ceasefire is holding in its second month.

But there is still daily and deadly bombardment by Israel in Gaza, which Israel says is to dismantle infrastructure used by militants.

Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Tel Aviv.