Overview

• The General Assembly voted 145–5 with six abstentions to allow Abbas to participate remotely and formally lamented the U.S. decision, urging that it be reversed.
• An adviser to Emmanuel Macron said Andorra, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Luxembourg, Portugal, Malta, the United Kingdom, France and San Marino will announce recognition of the State of Palestine on Monday at a UN‑side conference.
• France plans to co‑chair a two‑state solution conference in New York with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that organizers say has drawn support from 142 countries.
• Macron directed his government to toughen legal responses to antisemitic acts, calling for immediate prosecution and harsher penalties ahead of France’s planned recognition.
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the recognition drive as a reward for Hamas and accused Macron of fueling anti‑Semitic hatred.