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The Straits Times (30 July 2025)

Wong Yang

Singapore is prepared in principle to recognise the state of Palestine, and the key consideration is that such a move should help foster progress towards peace and a negotiated two-state solution.

Singapore envoy Kevin Cheok, in a statement delivered at a high-level UN conference in New York on July 29, said the Republic is also considering the deployment of a medical team to the region to help treat patients from Gaza.

In the longer term, Singapore is prepared to contribute to the reconstruction of Gaza – once a permanent ceasefire agreement is reached, he added.

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