Overview

• Portugal also announced recognition on Sunday, and reporting indicates France and other governments are expected to follow during UN meetings this week.
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the step as a reward for terrorism, vowed to fight it internationally, and signaled expanded settlement building in the West Bank.
• Israel’s national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir urged immediate annexation moves in the West Bank and called for dismantling the Palestinian Authority.
• Leaders in London, Ottawa and Canberra framed the decision as a bid to revive a two‑state solution and respond to the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
• The UK and Canada became the first G7 members to recognize Palestine, a largely symbolic act that shifts diplomatic alignments and underscores a split with the U.S. stance.