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.

With France saying it will recognise Palestine in September, making it the first G7 nation to do so, other countries such as the UK and Germany, which are holding out, have called for a political solution to the Palestine issue.

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

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,

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.

Ireland appears closer to passing a bill that will ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements in occupied territories in the West Bank, sparking sharp criticism from US officials who have signaled the move could harm Dublin’s relationship with Washington.

Three independent experts working for the U.N.’s top human rights body who focus on Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories have announced their resignations, citing personal reasons and a nee

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.