Mapped: Which countries recognise Palestine as a state? - There are 147 UN member states out of 193 that recognise the state of Palestine - but the UK is not one of them

France has announced its intention to become the first member of the Group of Seven to recognize Palestine as a state. Ireland, Norway and Spain have already done so, breaking from a consensus within Western Europe and the US that the Palestinians should achieve statehood through negotiations with Israel.

Fired by France's imminent recognition of Palestinian statehood, UN members meet next week to breathe life into the push for a two-state solution as

Settlements and acts of settler violence against Palestinians undermine the prospects for a negotiated two-state solution,' E3 countries say - Anadolu Ajansı

Yasser Abu Shabab said Hamas should trade the remaining hostages as a way to safely leave Gaza to Qatar as they weren't wanted in the Palestinian enclave. Yasser Abu Shabab, the leader of Popular Forces,

Emmanuel Macron’s position on a Palestinian state “doesn’t matter,” President Donald Trump said after the French president announced he would recognise the war-torn territory as a state.

With the spotlight on dire humanitarian conditions in Gaza, pressure is growing on the PM to follow France and recognise Palestinian statehood. It comes as a charity warns of an "unconscionable" lack of food and water in the territory,

Employers' group Ibec has warned that it would be "incredibly difficult" for businesses to implement a ban on services coming from the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Despite heavy Israeli pressure, French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will formally recognise the state of Palestine at a UN General Assembly in New York this September. FRANCE 24 looks back over the state’s long road to widespread diplomatic recognition.