Since the very beginning of the Middle East conflict, Poland has consistently advocated its peaceful resolution in accordance with international law, in particular the conventions in force and relevant UN Security Council resolutions, all of which Poland had supported.

In this context, we support the two-state solution which implies Palestine’s independence and the peaceful coexistence of two sovereign states within the lines set out in Resolution 242 of 22 November 1967.

Poland recognised Palestine’s statehood back in 1988, that is 37 years ago. The Polish diplomacy has been actively focusing on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, especially on the efforts to put a definite end to the more than two-year-long war in Gaza.

1. Supported by 149 countries, including Poland, a resolution adopted on 12 June 2025 by the UN General Assembly demands an immediate, unconditional, and lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The resolution is an expression of will of 149 countries and the international public opinion concerned about the humanitarian disaster in the enclave. Poland’s engagement mainly involves supporting political processes aimed to achieve the goals identified in the resolution, thus laying the groundwork for the implementation of the two-state solution and the delivery humanitarian aid.
2. This year, Poland has participated in three global events, including the French–Saudi conference (UN, New York, 28–20 July 2025), which focused on drawing up a roadmap of practical actions that third parties, including Poland and the EU, could take to realise a Palestinian state.
3. On 21 July 2025, Minister Radosław Sikorski, along with 30 other foreign ministers, decided to join a British initiative and signed a joint statement on Gaza, highlighting the gravity of the situation on the ground and calling on Israel to take immediate remedial measures. Responding to international pressure, Israel temporarily reopened humanitarian corridors in the Gaza Strip and allowed aid airdrops.
4. On 13 August 2025, we joined another British initiative, namely a joint statement on Israeli restrictions facing NGOs working in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The document calls for protecting the humanitarian space and preserving operational independence of aid organisations. Additionally, it condemns restrictive new registration requirements, which may force some international NGOs to leave the OPTs, and urges to lift barriers to humanitarian assistance and restore large-scale access for the UN and aid organisations.
5. On 22 August 2025, we joined a British-led initiative and signed a joint statement condemning the plans to construct new Jewish settlements in the West Bank’s E1 area.
6. On 28 August 2025, the minister of foreign affairs decided to endorse the outcome document of the High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution. The main part of this declaration calls for ending the war and implementing the two-state solution on the basis of the 1967 lines, seeing it as “imperative for regional peace [and] stability.” The declaration underlines the ongoing conflict’s devastating humanitarian repercussions and its impact on international security. It also recognises the need for the international community to mobilise financial resources and technical assistance for the reconstruction of Gaza. The document further proposes deploying a UN stabilisation mission and demands that Hamas disarm and put a definite end to its political activity in the Gaza Strip. 

The Annex puts forward the order of essential actions to be taken: unifying the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a single, exclusive Palestinian government is supposed to follow a permanent ceasefire.  At the same time, the document suggests providing support for Palestine (mainly at a regional level) in securing the new state’s borders, ensuring security guarantees, and maintaining a state governance system, including the protection of internal order.

Furthermore, it provides a roadmap to improving the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip—through immediate delivery of humanitarian assistance, increasing the funding of humanitarian agencies, to lifting of legal restrictions on UNRWA’s operations in Israel. The goal in the longer term is for the enclave to become self-sufficient by rebuilding its infrastructure (housing, healthcare facilities, desalination plants, and water supply system) and restoring all public services which are necessary for its normal functioning.

The Annex highlights the need to mobilise “the broader international community” to fund the aforesaid actions (including contributions to the EU’s multiannual Comprehensive Support Programme) and to build long-term economic capacity of the future Palestinian state (through the training of managerial staff, financing business investment, expanding and stabilising exports, optimising taxation, and securing treasury revenues).

At the same time, the adopted document calls for limiting settlement activities in the West Bank. The primary aim is to put an end to settlers’ violence, in line with UN Security Council Resolution 904 (1994) and the principles confirmed in the UN Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016), by imposing sanctions against extremist settlers as well as the entities and persons that support them. Furthermore, the document stresses the need for a uniform narrative with relation to the proposed process, which should be grounded in international law—the Charter of the United Nations, UN Security Council resolutions, human rights conventions, as well as orders and opinions of the International Court of Justice (highlighting the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people: freedom, dignity, and fair treatment based on mutual recognition). The international law context aims to counteract presenting the two-state solution as a threat to Israel and its citizens.

In general, the outcome document is consistent with Poland’s position on the Palestinian state and the idea of the two-state solution. What deserves particular attention is the strong focus on the respect for the international law and on support for building Palestine’s self-sufficiency. It is in line with the primacy of international law, a doctrine we adhere to, and the rules of Polish development assistance.

7. Poland also supported Donald Trump’s peace plan for the Gaza Strip announced on 29 September 2025 and welcomed the fact that both Hamas and Israel embraced its main points in their agreement made in Sharm el-Sheikh on 9 November 2025.
8. On 20 November 2025, Minister Radosław Sikorski attended the first meeting of the Palestine Donor Group, a body which coordinates financial and political support for the recovery, stability, and improved resilience of Palestine. The Group brings together around 60 countries, regional organisations, and financial institutions to assess reform progress and ensure the effective implementation of the EU support programme worth up to EUR 1.6 billion.