Overview

• London, Ottawa and Canberra issued coordinated announcements, with Portugal formalizing recognition in New York ahead of the UN General Assembly.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the recognitions, declared there will be no Palestinian state west of the Jordan River, and said he will contest the push at the UN.
• The U.S. State Department called the recognitions purely symbolic and said it prioritizes serious diplomacy focused on hostage releases, Israel’s security and removing Hamas.
• Far‑right Israeli ministers, including Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, urged retaliatory steps such as annexing the West Bank.
• Further European recognitions, including a French move expected at the UN, are reported to be in the works, with media counts putting total recognitions at about 151 of 193 UN members.