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UK, Canada and Australia Recognize Palestinian State in Coordinated UN Move

Leaders frame the step as reviving a two-state pathway by conditioning deeper engagement on a ceasefire, hostage release, plus Palestinian Authority reforms.

Israeli troops stand guard during a weekly settlers' tour in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on August 30.
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A sign is seen outside the Palestine Mission to the UK on September 21, 2025 in west London. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday said Britain was formally recognising a State of Palestine, in a historic shift in decades of British foreign policy. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

Overview

  • Prime ministers Keir Starmer, Mark Carney and Anthony Albanese announced recognition on Sunday at the UN, joining more than 140 countries that already recognize Palestine.
  • France signaled it will recognize Palestine, with Emmanuel Macron saying no embassy will open until Hamas frees hostages, while reports said Portugal was set to follow later Sunday.
  • Recognizing governments tied further steps to benchmarks including a Gaza ceasefire and the exclusion of Hamas from governance, with Australia citing PA commitments to elections, reforms and demilitarisation.
  • Israel condemned the move, with Benjamin Netanyahu calling it a reward for terrorism and vowing no Palestinian state west of the Jordan River as ministers floated annexation and opposition leader Yair Lapid faulted the government’s diplomacy.
  • Republican figures in the US, including Nikki Haley and Lindsey Graham, criticized the decision, while analysts noted recognition enables treaties and full ambassadors but does not secure UN membership without Security Council approval.