Overview

• French President Emmanuel Macron formally recognized the State of Palestine in a UN General Assembly address, following new recognitions by the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Portugal.
• Reporting describes Israel as increasingly isolated diplomatically, as Netanyahu signals he will press on in Gaza and faces far‑right demands to annex parts of the occupied West Bank.
• Analysts and Israeli media expect Netanyahu to deliver a domestic‑focused message after his UN appearance, with discussion of potential unilateral steps in the West Bank reported as under consideration.
• Regional politics in Spain reflect the polarization: Catalonia’s parliament approved a declaration condemning what it called a genocide in Gaza, while a similar PSOE initiative in Madrid was rejected by the PP and will not advance.
• Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum condemned the Gaza campaign as genocide, said her government will carry a peace message to the UN and noted Mexico’s first full recognition of a Palestinian ambassador, as legal and governance questions over a recognized Palestine remain unresolved.