Austria urges path to two-state solution and rejects unilateral actions in West Bank

Bata Minel Risinger told the assembly that decades of escalation in the Middle East show that "no one can bomb their way to peace," and she called for a credible two-state pathway that allows Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side in peace and security.

Risinger explicitly rejected unilateral measures that undermine a two-state prospect, naming continued settlement expansion in the West Bank as an example. She also said Palestinians in Gaza "desperately need peace and stability" and urged disarmament of Hamas and withdrawal of the IDF from the strip to alleviate civilian suffering.