For Palestinian leaders, these new endorsements feel like progress. They say the world is finally listening. Israel does not agree. Officials in Tel Aviv say this recognition only rewards Hamas. They point back to October 2023, when over 1,200 people were killed in an attack on Israeli territory.

The announcement came soon after the U.S. cut short Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar, saying Hamas wasn't showing good faith.

The recent push by several countries to recognize a state of Palestine is largely symbolic, but it carries diplomatic and potentially legal weight.