Ireland, Spain and Norway have announced they will recognise a Palestinian state, as Israel accused the nations of “rewarding” Hamas for its brutal attack on 7 October.
All three countries see the move as necessary to secure a two-state solution and ensure peace for both the Israeli and Palestinian people, and it comes amid mounting international criticism over Israel’s plans to conduct a full-scale offensive in the besieged southern Gaza city of Rafah, where around one million Palestinians are sheltering. The move will officially come into force on 28 May.
