In a watershed moment for the decadeslong push for Palestinian statehood, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia all officially recognized a Palestinian state Sunday.

All three had announced plans to do so over the past few months. The official moves come after a United Nations commission of inquiry concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, issuing a report that calls on the international community to end the genocide and take steps to punish those responsible for it. Advertisement

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has welcomed the UK’s announcement that it is recognizing a Palestinian state.

Abbas said the recognition was “an important and necessary step towards achieving a just and lasting peace” and would pave the way for the implementation of a two-state solutio

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