Overview

• Emmanuel Macron announced France’s formal recognition of Palestine at a UN conference, joining a coordinated wave that includes the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta and San Marino.
• Lula labeled Israel’s campaign in Gaza a genocide, condemned Hamas’s attacks, and argued that self-defense cannot justify indiscriminate killing of civilians.
• Brazil said it will join South Africa’s case at the International Court of Justice and tighten controls on imports from West Bank settlements while suspending defense exports that could be used in crimes against humanity or genocide.
• Israel and the United States did not attend the France–Saudi-led meeting, Netanyahu reiterated there will be no Palestinian state, and U.S. President Donald Trump opposed the recognitions.
• The Palestinian Authority hailed France’s step as courageous, and despite growing recognitions Palestine remains a nonmember observer at the UN while the United States stands as the only permanent Security Council member not recognizing Palestinian statehood.