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House democrats urge Trump administration to recognise Palestinian state, Axios reports

AL-Monitor
Aug 4, 2025
A boy holds a Palestinian flag during a demonstration against what Palestinians say is Israel's confiscation of their land, as Isareli security forces stand guard, in Raba, near Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank July 18, 2025. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta/File Photo
A boy holds a Palestinian flag during a demonstration against what Palestinians say is Israel's confiscation of their land, as Isareli security forces stand guard, in Raba, near Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank July 18, 2025. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta/File Photo — Raneen Sawafta

(Reuters) -More than a dozen House Democrats have signed a letter pressing the Trump administration to recognise a Palestinian state, with at least one lawmaker planning to introduce a pro-statehood resolution, Axios reported on Monday.

Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

(Reporting by Bipasha Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Alison Williams)