The Italian government has increased its humanitarian efforts to help Gaza. However, it remains firm in its refusal to officially recognise Palestine as a state. On Saturday, the Italian army and air force worked together with the Jordanian military.

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France is recognizing the State of Palestine, making it the first G7 country to take the step. The move aligns France with approximately 147 of the 193 U.

France and the United Kingdom also made statements this month about recognizing a Palestinian state in September at the U.N. General Assembly meeting.

An air traffic controller was suspended in France after saying "Free Palestine " to an Israeli airline crew. The staff member at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport said the slogan during a radio exchange with the crew of an El Al flight on Monday, the French Ministry of Transport announced.

A French air traffic controller has been suspended after broadcasting "Free Palestine" to Israeli El Al pilots. The incident was condemned by French Transportation Minister Philippe Tabarot.

After decades of inaction and frozen negotiations, the issue of an independent Palestinian state living in peace with Israel was back in the spotlight at a high-level U.N. conference — and France and Saudi Arabia who spearheaded the effort are determined to keep up the momentum.

Almost 150 of the 193 UN members, including the majority of nations in Asia, Africa, and South America, recognise Palestinian statehood.

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza. Within hours, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States "strongly rejects" the move.

The recent push by several countries to recognize a state of Palestine is largely symbolic, but it carries diplomatic and potentially legal weight.

TORONTO (TNND) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday that the country will recognize a Palestinian state in September. “Canada intends to recognize the State of Palestine at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2025," Carney said in a statement.