UK, Australia and Canada recognise Palestinian state


UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. – AP

LONDON (AFP): Britain, Australia and Canada on Sunday recognised a Palestinian state in a seismic shift in decades of western foreign policy, triggering swift Israeli anger.

Portugal was also to recognise Palestinian statehood later on Sunday (Sept 21), as Israel came under huge international pressure over the war in Gaza triggered almost two years ago by the Oct 7, 2023 Hamas attack.

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