Overview

• The UK, Canada and Australia announced formal recognition of the State of Palestine, with Portugal confirming recognition later in the day.
• For the first time, G7 members — the UK and Canada — joined such recognitions, marking a politically significant shift in Western positions.
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the move, pledged to fight recognition efforts at the United Nations and declared that no Palestinian state would be established west of the Jordan.
• Israel’s far‑right minister Itamar Ben Gvir said he will propose annexing the entire West Bank at the next cabinet meeting.
• France convened a coordination meeting with Saudi Arabia and others to organize additional recognitions during UNGA, even as the step is described by supporters and critics as largely symbolic.