Prime Minister Canada Mark Carney was the first to inform about the recognition of the sovereignty of Palestine, which makes Canada the first country from the G7 group, which made such a decision. In his statement, Carney emphasized that Canada offers a partnership in building a peaceful future for both Palestinians and Israelis.
Shortly after, Australia took a similar position. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed support for the long -term aspirations of the Palestinian nation to have his own state, indicating that the President of Palestinian Autonomy committed himself to Australia to conduct democratic choices and implement significant reforms in the field of finance, management and education.
Great Britain joins over 150 countries
The next country that announced the recognition of Palestine's statehood was Great Britain. Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared that his country formally recognizes the sovereignty of Palestine, emphasizing that this decision aims to revive hope for peace and the implementation of a two -state solution. Starmer pointed out that Great Britain thus joins over 150 countries that have already recognized Palestine, and also emphasized that this is a commitment to the Palestinian and Israeli nations, giving a chance for a better future.
The Prime Minister of Great Britain also announced an exacerbation of sanctions against Hamas in the coming weeks. He emphasized that the recognition of Palestine's statehood is not a reward for Hamas, which will not have any role in the future government or in security issues. Starmer announced that sanctions have already been imposed on Hamas, and soon they will be expanded on the next activists of this organization.
The position of other G7 countries
In addition to Canada and Great Britain, also France, which is a member of G7, announced the recognition of Palestine's independence. It is expected that the decision will be announced during the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. France, like Great Britain, is a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
In turn, Germany and Italy, also belonging to G7, have expressed the position that they are not going to recognize Palestine's sovereignty. Like other European countries, they believe that such a step should be an element of negotiations regarding a two -state solution. Japan, wanting to maintain good relations with the United States, also does not plan to recognize Palestine. US President Donald Trump clearly opposes the recognition of Palestinian statehood.
Situation in the Gaza Strip
At the beginning of the week, the UN inquiry commission announced that Israel had committed genocide in Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Israel firmly rejected these allegations, describing them as distorted and false.
The Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip began after Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 were abducted as hostages. In response to these events, the Israeli army carried out retaliation, as a result of which at least 65 141 Palestinians were killed.
According to the data of the Ministry of Health Controlled by Hamas, 435 people died from the beginning of the war in the Gaza Strip due to malnutrition and hunger, including four in the period from Friday to Saturday.
In response to declarations from Canada, Australia and Wilek Britain, the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Sunday that the creation of an independent Palestinian state threatens the interests of Israel and is a “absurd reward for Hamas's terror. He announced that in the coming days Israel would react to the recognition of Palestine by subsequent countries of the world.
The decisions to recognize Palestine were also announced, among others Portugal, Belgium and Luxembourg.
