Overview

• France formally recognized Palestine at a France–Saudi co-hosted summit, joined by the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Portugal and European states including Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco and Andorra, taking the total number of recognizers past 150.
• The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to let Mahmoud Abbas deliver remarks remotely after U.S. travel bans, with 145 countries in favor and five opposed including the United States and Israel.
• Washington and Jerusalem boycotted the recognition summit and condemned the moves as rewarding Hamas, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed there will be no Palestinian state and signaled continued settlement expansion.
• Israeli forces intensified operations in Gaza City, with ground advances and airstrikes reported and at least 60 Palestinians killed in the past day according to Gaza health authorities.
• President Donald Trump is set to address the General Assembly and, according to the White House, plans to rebuke allies over recognition, with U.S. media reporting he will also present regional leaders with a proposal on Gaza governance in a separate meeting.