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.

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.

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.

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This week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israel Defense Force would occupy the Gaza Strip.

Bezalel Smotrich said the approval of a construction plan “finally buries the idea” of statehood as countries including France and the U.K. prepare to recognize Palestine.

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.

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.

Nour Attaalah, 25, arrived in France on July 11 after getting a scholarship to attend the elite Sciences Po Lille university in the fall.

While France appears ready to move unconditionally, Britain and Canada have tied their decision to actions by Israel or the Palestinian Authority, which governs parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The shift reflects mounting global outrage over the ...

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