LONDON — The U.K., Australia and Canada formally recognized a Palestinian state on Sunday, prompting an angry response from Israel, which ruled out the prospect.

The coordinated initiative from the three Commonwealth nations and long-time allies reflects growing outrage at Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza and the steps taken by the Israeli government to thwart efforts to create a Palestinian state, including by the continued expansion of settlements in the West Bank.

Last week, Oregon Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley led a push for the United States to do the same — a prospect that is unlikely as Republicans have grown more skeptical of a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who has faced pressure to take a harder line on Isra

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