From Global News.

France, Canada and major Western countries including Britain, Ireland and Australia, recognized a Palestinian state at a world summit in New York on Monday.

Macron outlined a framework for a "renewed Palestinian Authority" under which France would open an embassy, subject to factors such as reforms, a ceasefire and the release of all remaining hostages taken from Israel and held by Hamas in Gaza.

While Monday’s event, convened by France and Saudi Arabia and boycotted by Israel and the United States, could boost the morale of Palestinians in their long search for statehood, it was not expected to deliver change on the ground.

The announcement came amid escalating violence in Gaza, where Israeli forces continue their offensive against Hamas following the October 2023 attacks that killed 1,200 Israelis. Palestinian health officials report that at least 65,000 deaths have occurred in Gaza since the conflict began.

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