It is the latest in a series of symbolic announcements that are part of a broader global shift against Israel’s policies in Gaza.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Wednesday that Canada will recognize a Palestinian state in September, following several other countries’ decisions to do so. Canada joins France and the United Kingdom’s decisions to recognize Palestinian statehood now or in the near future.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday followed the lead of the French president Emmanuel Macron and the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to announce that his country plans to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September.