palestinian state
Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Albanese says
The decision comes as France, Canada and the UK have signaled similar steps in recent weeks.
Canada and Malta to recognize Palestinian state, joining France and possibly Britain
Both countries said they would make the formal announcement at the UN General Assembly in New York in September.
French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state
The mostly symbolic move puts added diplomatic pressure on Israel as the war and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip rage. France is now the biggest Western power to recognize Palestine.