Albanese warns Netanyahu expansion of settlements in West Bank risks putting two-state solution ‘out of reach’

<p>Australian PM tells major conference in US the trajectory of Gaza conflict is deeply worrying to the international community</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/23/australia-news-live-albanese-new-york-palestine-united-nations-donald-trump-mark-butler-paracetamol-pregnancy-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Anthony Albanese is warning Benjamin Netanyahu any move to expand Israeli settlements in the West Bank or annex parts of Palestine risks putting <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/21/australia-joins-uk-and-canada-in-formally-recognising-palestinian-state">a two-state solution</a> permanently “beyond reach”.</p><p>As far-right members of Netanyahu’s governing coalition demand Israel annexe some of the territory that would be part of a future Palestinian state, Albanese told major conference in New York the current trajectory of the conflict is deeply worrying to the international community.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/22/albanese-warns-netanyahu-expansion-of-settlements-in-west-bank-risks-putting-two-state-solution-out-of-reach">Continue reading...</a>