Overview

• Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany will not join allies planning to recognize Palestine and ruled out revisiting the stance despite recent deadly attacks in Gaza.
• Canada’s prime minister’s office told AFP its plan to recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly remains unchanged from July.
• An X image claiming Canada had backed off originated with Israel National News, and AFP reported the reversal claim is false.
• France and the United Kingdom have signaled recognition plans for September, with some conditions such as a ceasefire and governance reforms by the Palestinian Authority.
• An AFP tally counts at least 145 UN member states recognizing or planning to recognize Palestine, as Israel criticizes the moves and President Donald Trump warns of trade friction with Canada alongside reports of mass casualties and a UN-declared famine in Gaza.