Nigeria, Sept. 3 -- Belgium will recognise Palestine as an independent state at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which is to convene later this month.

The country will also be imposing sanctions on the Israeli government, including a ban on the import of products from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and a review of public procurement policies with Israeli companies.

The Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maxime Prevot, announced this on Tuesday, stating that the decision has been made in light of Israel's attempt to relaunch the illegal E1 settlement project in the occupied East Jerusalem. A move that affects the possibility of a two-state solution.

In a post made on X, Mr Prevot, who is also the depu...