Overview

• The coordinated recognitions came on the eve of the UN General Assembly, with France and other nations expected to follow during a high-level New York meeting.
• The United States and Israel condemned the push, will boycott the conference, and Washington revoked or denied visas for Mahmoud Abbas and dozens of Palestinian officials.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said recognition rewards terrorism, vowed no Palestinian state, and allies in his coalition pressed for annexation and expanded settlements.
• Recognizing governments cast the move as preserving prospects for a negotiated two-state solution and isolating Hamas, with Britain’s Keir Starmer saying it aims to revive hopes for peace.
• The steps are largely symbolic and have not altered conditions in Gaza, where the war grinds on, and roughly three-quarters of UN member states already recognize Palestine.