Overview

• President Emmanuel Macron announced France’s recognition at a high‑level New York conference on the two‑state framework co‑hosted with Saudi Arabia.
• Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal confirmed recognition a day earlier, and several European partners including Belgium, Malta and Luxembourg moved to follow during UN week.
• With France’s step, four UN Security Council veto powers now recognize Palestine—China, Russia, the UK and France—leaving the United States as the lone holdout among the five; Germany also rejects recognition at this stage.
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanjahu condemned the recognitions, vowed no Palestinian state west of the Jordan River and signaled accelerated settlement building, as far‑right ministers urged annexation.
• Roughly 150 UN member states now recognize Palestine, a largely symbolic shift that raises diplomatic pressure without delivering a ceasefire as the Gaza humanitarian crisis and unresolved hostage cases persist.