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flag After the UK, Canada, and Australia recognized Palestine, Israeli hardliners demanded West Bank annexation.

flag Following Canada, the UK, and Australia’s recognition of a Palestinian state, Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich demanded immediate annexation of the West Bank, calling the Palestinian Authority a "terror authority" and urging Prime Minister Netanyahu to assert Israeli sovereignty. flag The move, framed as a response to international recognition, reflects hardline government sentiment and threatens the two-state solution. flag Meanwhile, Israel’s settlement expansion continues, and cross-border tensions persist, including a deadly drone strike in southern Lebanon that killed five, including U.S. citizens. flag Palestinian leaders welcomed the recognition as progress, while public opinion in Europe remains divided, with majorities in France and the UK opposing recognition without conditions on Hamas.

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