Overview

• France and nine partners — Andorra, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, San Marino and the United Kingdom — will announce recognition at a conference on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
• Portugal will formalize recognition on Sunday, and British media report the United Kingdom will do so the same day, ahead of the joint announcement at UN headquarters.
• The UN General Assembly authorized Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to address the session by video after the United States revoked his visa, passing the measure 145–5 with six abstentions.
• The United States vetoed a Security Council resolution backed by the other 14 members that demanded an immediate, permanent ceasefire, release of hostages and unrestricted aid access; Israel’s UN envoy criticized the text.
• A UN Human Rights Council–commissioned expert team reported that Israel’s actions in Gaza amount to genocide, as Russia faulted repeated US vetoes for paralyzing the Council and China called for an immediate, comprehensive ceasefire and renewed two‑state diplomacy.