Canada says it will know Palestine as a country, joining the United Kingdom and France

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Canada will recognize Palestine as a country in September at the United Nations General Assembly, and joins UK and France.

“The in -depth suffering of civilians does not leave any room for delay in international work coordinated to support peace and security and the dignity of all human life,” Kareni, Kareni He said In a statement Wednesday.

Canada had a long -term position to support the idea of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel, but it said that recognition should come as part of an international solution to the state to negotiate. Carney said on Wednesday that the horizons of a two -state solution “were steadily eroded.”

“Preserving a solution of the two countries means standing with all people who choose peace on violence or terrorism, and honor their innate desire for the peaceful coexistence of Israeli and Palestinian countries as the only way for a safe and prosperous future.”

Canada said that its recognition “depends on the Palestinian Authority’s commitment to the reforms that affect the need, including the obligations of the President of the Palestinian Authority (Mahmoud) Abbas to mainly reform its governance, and to hold the general elections in 2026 that Hamas cannot play any part, and to isolate the Palestinian state.” Hamas must also release all the hostages captured on October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks on Israel, disarming and “any role in the future rule of Palestine”, repeated Carney.

The Prime Minister said: “You will always support Canada always the existence of Israel as an independent state in the Middle East living in peace and security. Any way to the permanent peace of Israel also requires a viable and stable Palestinian state, and those that recognize Israel’s inactive and peaceful Israel.”

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the decision of Canada on Wednesday, describing it as a “reward for Hamas”.

“Israel rejects the statement of the Prime Minister of Canada,” the Israeli Foreign Ministry He said on social media. “The change in the position of the Canadian government at this time is a reward for Hamas and harm the efforts made to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and a working framework to release the hostages.”

Carney said that the decision to recognize Palestine as a country came after discussing the crisis with British Prime Minister Kiir Starmer.

the UK and France Each of them took the decision this month to recognize a Palestinian state in September in the United Nations General Assembly, where Israel was pressured to allow more assistance in Gaza.

Starmer said that the United Kingdom will get to know Palestine as a country unless Israel takes “fundamental steps” to end “the horrific. The situation in Gaza“Including the establishment of a ceasefire in Gaza, and the commitment to stop the inclusion of lands in the West Bank and pledged to work on the peace process that involves a two -state solution. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the decision, saying in a statement published on” Sadwir’s rewards. “

French President Emmanuel Macron said: “In line with its historical commitment to a fair and permanent peace in the Middle East, I decided that France would learn about the state of Palestine.” “The urgent priority today is to end the war in Gaza and conceal the civilian population.” Netanyahu said that Israel “strongly” condemned France’s decision and that it “rewarded terrorism and dangers in creating another Iranian agent, just as Gaza has become.”

During the weekend, Israel announced a daily conflict of the fighting in parts of gas and air withdrawal in order to provide more humanitarian aid.

More than 140 countries recognize the Palestinian state; However, the United States is not among them.

About 1,200 people were killed in a 2023 terrorist attack on Israel, most of them civilians. Since then, more than 60,000 people have been killed in the Israeli war in the Gaza Strip, most of them are women and children, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health, which does not distinguish between civilian and fighting deaths.

Emmet Lyons and

Associated Press

He contributed to this report.