France, UK, Australia and Canada recognise Palestinian statehood

France became the latest nation to recognise Palestine as a state, joining Britain, Canada and other western allies who made the same historic move on Sunday. The move was rebuked by Israel while other western nations were reticent to follow suit Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub France recognises Palestine and calls for UN force in Gaza ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/22/arab-and-muslim-leaders-to-meet-trump-to-discuss-peace-plan-for-gaza The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #palestine #palestinianstate #stateofalestine #israel #gaza #westbank #france #uk #australia #canada #germany #politics