The United Kingdom and Portugal to announce recognition of Palestinian state

By&nbspEuronews&nbspwith&nbspAP

Published on 21/09/2025 - 13:22 GMT+2

The United Kingdom is expected to recognise a Palestinian authorities later Sunday contempt guidance from nan US, aft judging that Israel has not met conditions it group complete nan warfare successful Gaza.

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, who was overseas caput until earlier this month, said an announcement connected nan nickname of a Palestinian authorities will beryllium made by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Portugal besides announced it would recognise a Palestinian State connected Sunday. The announcement is scheduled for 9:15pm CET and will beryllium made by Paulo Rangel up of nan United Nations (UN) High Level Conference, taking spot connected Monday successful New York.

The government's determination has nan "full support" of nan President of nan Republic, who "was progressive passim nan full process." Upon presence successful New York, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa told nationalist work broadcaster RTP that Portugal "has ever upheld this principle, nether each president, and pinch each government."

A Trump management root told The Times of Israel that Australia will besides denote its unilateral nickname of nan Palestinian authorities connected Sunday up of nan UN General Assembly.

Canberra would beryllium nan 3rd Western state to return this measurement today, on pinch nan UK and Portugal.

The Israeli newspaper wrote that nan Trump management tried to dissuade nan Australian government. "We told them it wouldn't help," said nan aforesaid source, adding that Australia justified nan move pinch "clear soul considerations".

The US president has shown guidance to countries recognising nan Palestinian state. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned that Israel could respond "reciprocally" by annexing nan West Bank.

Other nations, including France, Canada, Luxembourg, Malta and Belgium are besides expected to recognise a Palestinian state.

France arsenic nan first G7 federation to recognise a Palestinian state

More than 140 countries person already taken nan measurement to recognise a Palestinian state, but nan decisions by France and Britain are important arsenic they are some members of nan Group of Seven and nan UN Security Council.

"Given nan utmost urgency of nan business successful Gaza and crossed nan Palestinian territories, I reiterated to President Abbas my volition to admit nan State of Palestine connected Monday successful New York," France's President Emmanuel Macron wrote connected X connected Friday.

"This nickname is portion of a broad bid scheme for nan region, aimed astatine gathering nan aspirations of some Israelis and Palestinians for information and peace," Macron added.

Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot said Belgium is preparing to recognise nan Palestinian authorities astatine nan United Nations General Assembly session, hoping to summation world unit connected Israel.

"Palestine will beryllium recognised by Belgium during nan UN session! And patient sanctions are being imposed connected nan Israeli government," Prevot announced successful a station connected X earlier this month.

Other countries to travel suit, including Belguim and Australia

The apical Belgian diplomat revealed that nan authorities will use 12 sanctions connected Israel, pursuing nan "humanitarian calamity successful Palestine" and successful consequence to nan unit perpetrated by Israel successful usurpation of world law. "Belgium had to return beardown decisions to summation unit connected nan Israeli government," said Prévot.

The UK will besides do so, contempt beardown unit from President Trump during his sojourn to London. Starmer said he raised nan rumor pinch Donald Trump "because nan business successful Gaza is intolerable" and truthful "the mobility of nickname has to beryllium analysed".

However, Donald Trump said he disagreed pinch Starmer "on that point", emphasising that nan privilege is nan merchandise of nan hostages still held by Hamas.

Israel has contested nan nickname of nan Palestinian authorities pinch these countries, done consular posts, saying that specified a motion is simply a reward to Hamas.

On nan different hand, nan Palestinian Authority (PA) welcomed Portugal's determination to recognise nan State of Palestine and its ambassador to Portugal, welcomed nan government's nickname arsenic a "courageous and historical step".

"Portugal's determination to recognise nan State of Palestine is simply a courageous measurement to support and reward world bid efforts," said nan ambassador, successful a remark to Portuguese news Agency, Lusa.