Overview

• The Élysée said France, Andorra, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Luxembourg, Portugal, Malta, the United Kingdom and San Marino will announce recognition on Monday in New York.
• The declaration is scheduled for a parallel conference alongside the UN General Assembly rather than a formal UN decision.
• Israel rejects the step as rewarding Hamas and has reportedly warned France of diplomatic retaliation and possible West Bank annexation, which Paris labeled a clear red line.
• Emmanuel Macron directed prosecutors to toughen judicial responses to antisemitic acts in France in the days preceding the announcement.
• The initiative follows a Sept. 12 UN resolution backing a two‑state outcome that passed 142–10–12, with the United States and Israel opposed, and Macron met Mahmoud Abbas and Mohammed bin Salman around the rollout.