Overview

• UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that Britain will formally recognise Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September unless Israel enacts a ceasefire, halts West Bank annexation and restores humanitarian access to Gaza.
• Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa will recognise Palestinian statehood under conditions requiring the Palestinian Authority to implement governance reforms, demilitarise and hold elections in 2026 excluding Hamas.
• Israel’s foreign ministry condemned the proposed recognitions as rewards for Hamas, warning they undermine ceasefire negotiations and threatening diplomatic and trade reprisals.
• President Donald Trump warned on Truth Social that Canada’s backing of Palestinian statehood will hinder a US-Canada trade deal, threatening steep tariffs unless Ottawa reverses course.
• France, Britain and Canada now lead a bloc of Western democracies using state recognition as leverage to restart two-state negotiations in the face of stalled peace efforts and Gaza’s humanitarian emergency.