News brief
The assembly convened high-level officials on Monday to promote a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. The gathering, which was postponed from late June, was co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and France, who see the arrangement as the only viable path to peace in the Middle East. The chairs propose the creation of two independent nations with citizens of both states living side-by-side and a road map with specific steps to end the war in Gaza. Israel and the United States are both boycotting the meeting.听