More than 60 governments met in Brussels on Monday at an EU-led conference meant to refocus global attention on security, stabilization, and long-term peace for Gaza and the occupied West Bank. European diplomats framed the gathering as a chance to reclaim influence after months of war in Iran and Lebanon monopolized headlines.

Belgian foreign minister Maxime Prévot, co-hosting alongside EU High Representative Kaja Kallas, warned that daily settler attacks and the devastation in Gaza are “making the two-state solution more difficult by the day,” even as the bloc still views it as the only viable path...