Ambassador Danny Danon of Israel speaks during the joint press briefing with former hostage Ilana Gritzewsky at U.N, Headquarters on Aug. 27,2025. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
France became the first major Western nuclear power and a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council from the G7 to formally recognize Palestine.
Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom announced their support on Sunday. Norway, Spain, Portugal and Ireland have done so in recent months. They cited Israeli settlement expansion and settler violence.
"They feel they are doing something, but they are not promoting peace. On the contrary, they are supporting terrorism," Danon said of the nations who recognized Palestine.
"There will be consequences for that," he promised.
European nations protesting Israel's war in Gaza have recognized a Palestinian state. (IDF)
Macron went on: "The time has come to no longer talk about the existence of Israel — it’s self-evident. The time has come to do justice to the Palestinians, to recognize the state of Palestine."
"We must do this to save lives."
Hamas has drafted a letter to President Donald Trump, asking the commander-in-chief to guarantee a 60-day cease-fire in exchange for the release of half of the hostages still in captivity, Fox News has learned.
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Trump has seemingly grown frustrated at the stalled-out peace effort that has left some 40 Israelis at the hands of Hamas for nearly two years.
Trump is planning to meet with a group of Arab leaders on Tuesday, where they are expected to implore him to push Netanyahu to end the war in Gaza.
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