France and several other Western nations formally declared their recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations on Monday in a move that deepens Israel’s international isolation as it pursues its maximalist war aims in Gaza and expands settlements in the occupied West Bank.

French President Emmanuel Macron says France is officially recognizing the state of Palestine. The move came during a U.N. conference chaired by France and Saudi Arabia aimed at generating new support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,

France and Saudi Arabia plan to hold an international peace summit Monday in which France is expected to formally recognize a Palestinian state.

Several world leaders are expected to formally recognise a Palestinian state on Monday at a summit in New York convened by France and Saudi Arabia, a move Israel says will undermine the prospects of a peaceful ending to the war in Gaza.

At a meeting ahead of the U.N. General Assembly, France and other U.S. allies made official a breach with Washington that has been years in the making.

With the UK, Canada, and Australia formally announcing recognition of a Palestinian state, what does it actually mean in practice?

France recognised a Palestinian state at a world summit in New York on Monday, nearly two years into the war in Gaza, joining western allies such as Britain and Canada who made the same historic move on Sunday and were rebuked by Israel.

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.

Several world leaders are expected to formally recognise a Palestinian state at a summit convened by France and Saudi Arabia, a move Israel says will undermine the prospects of a peaceful ending to the war in Gaza.