Israeli security officials urge restricting PA leaders' movement and income sources but warn against harming civilians, Army Radio reported. Senior Israeli security officials recommended the imposition of sanctions on senior Palestinian Authority officials,

President Donald Trump condemned France, U.K., Australia and Canada for recognizing a Palestinian state, saying it encourages continued conflict and emboldens Hamas after Oct. 7 attacks.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Britain and other Western allies of giving Hamas a "prize," saying: "It will not happen. A Palestinian state will not be established west of the Jordan River.

The Hamas official also revealed in the interview that he met with Hezbollah officials, where among the topics discussed was the "centrality of Palestine. " Some countries' recent recognition of a Palestinian state is the result of Hamas's October 7 attacks,

French official Pascal Confavreux defends U.N. Palestinian statehood initiative against Trump's criticism that it rewards Hamas for Oct. 7 attacks.

Dozens of world leaders gathered to rally support for a two-state solution at the U.N. General Assembly after a number of U.S. allies formally recognized Palestine as a state.

Not since Neville Chamberlain's sorely mistaken pronouncement of "peace for our time" after signing the Munich agreement with Nazi Germany in September 1938 has a British prime minister been so wrong.

There has been a recent rush of countries to formally recognise the state of Palestine. Affirming Palestinian sovereignty marks a historic diplomatic milestone, yet the exact layout of its territory, a central requirement under international law, remains fiercely contested from every hilltop in the West Bank to the ruins of Gaza.

In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Western countries they were giving Hamas a "reward" for recognizing a Palestinian state.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he is ready to work with world leaders to implement a peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians announced by France on Monday. Speaking via video at the UN General Assembly, Abbas reiterated his rejection of a future governing role for Hamas in Gaza and demanded it disarm.

A map by Newsweek shows how over three-quarters of United Nations members recognize Palestine as a state, following announcements by the United Kingdom, Portugal, Australia, and Canada.Other U.N. members to follow suit include Luxembourg,