Australia and EU in talks about ‘the day after’ war in Gaza and unite on two-state solution

European Commission vice-president says there must be ‘no role for Hamas in any post-conflict horizon’ during visit to Australia

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Australia and the European Union are in talks about “the day after” the war in Gaza and are united on calls to revive a two-state solution, a senior official has said.

But the European Commission vice-president, Margaritis Schinas, added that Hamas had forfeited the right to be part of any political settlement.

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