Additional G7 Nations To Recognize Palestinian State At United Nations General Assembly

After France announced it would recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September, Canada and the United Kingdom said it would do the same.

G7 Nation To Recognize Palestinian State, Outrage From U.S., Israeli Officials

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made the announcement a day after the United Kingdom said it would recognize a Palestinian state.

The United Kingdom said it would recognize a Palestinian state unless Israel agreed to a ceasefire and other conditions.

"Carney said the move depends on democratic reforms, including the Palestinian Authority holding elections next year without Hamas," BBC noted.

"Canada has long been committed to a two-state solution — an independent, viable, and sovereign Palestinian state living side by side with the State of Israel in peace and security," Carney said.

Canada has long been committed to a two-state solution — an independent, viable, and sovereign Palestinian state living side by side with the State of Israel in peace and security.
 
My statement on Canada’s recognition of a Palestinian state: pic.twitter.com/VHW1ziQ9s0

— Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) July 30, 2025

BBC shared the reaction from Israel after Carney's announcement:

Israel's foreign ministry rejected Canada's announcement, calling it "a reward for Hamas". Most countries - 147 of the UN's 193 member states - formally recognise a Palestinian state.

Carney said Canada would formally recognise the state of Palestine at the upcoming UN General Assembly.

He cited the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, and the 7 October 2023 attacks on Israel by Hamas as reasons behind Canada's dramatic shift in foreign policy.

"The level of human suffering in Gaza is intolerable and it is rapidly deteriorating," Carney told reporters on Wednesday.

He said a recognition of Palestinian statehood would hinge on commitments by the Palestinian Authority to fundamentally reform its governance and to demilitarise the territory.

Canada had long been committed to a two-state solution as part of a negotiated peace process, Carney said, but he added "this approach is no longer tenable".

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"I've always said that we will recognize a Palestinian state as a contribution to a proper peace process at the moment of maximum impact for the two-state solution," British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday.

"With that solution now under threat, this is the moment to act," Starmer continued.

"The UK will recognize the State of Palestine by the United Nations General Assembly in September, unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza, agree to a ceasefire and commit to a long-term sustainable peace," he added.

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The United Kingdom will recognize a Palestinian state in September, unless Israel works to end the "appalling situation in Gaza" and agrees to a ceasefire, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday.

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— PBS News (@NewsHour) July 29, 2025

NBC News has more:

Pressure to formally recognize Palestinian statehood has mounted since French President Emmanuel Macron announced that his country will become the first major Western power to recognize a Palestinian state in September.

As with France and the U.K., Canadian recognition would be largely symbolic, but it’s part of a broader global shift against Israel and could increase diplomatic pressure for an end to the conflict.

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Malta also joined this group of countries by telling a high-level U.N. meeting Wednesday that it will formally recognize the state of Palestine in September.

More than 140 countries recognize a Palestinian state, including a dozen in Europe. Macron’s announcement last week made France the first Group of Seven country — and the largest in Europe — to take that step.