SAEDNEWS: Canada announced its plan to officially recognize the State of Palestine at the upcoming UN General Assembly, amid escalating outrage over Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney declared Wednesday that Ottawa will formally recognize Palestine in September, aligning with similar moves by France and Britain and intensifying diplomatic isolation of the Tel Aviv regime.
Carney attributed the decision to the catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Gaza, directly blaming the Israeli regime for engineering mass starvation.
"The prospect of a Palestinian state is literally receding before our eyes," Carney told reporters.
"Canada condemns the fact that the Israeli government has allowed a catastrophe to unfold in Gaza."
France had announced recognition last week, and Britain followed with a conditional pledge, threatening to do the same if Israeli aggression persists until September.
Carney said Canada's decision was partly based on assurances from the Palestinian Authority to pursue internal reforms and elections by 2026—excluding Hamas.
The move reflects rising global anger over Israel’s total blockade of humanitarian aid and its continued massacres of civilians. According to Gaza health officials, at least seven more people—including a two-year-old girl—died from starvation on Wednesday.
In the same timeframe, Israeli forces killed at least 50 Palestinians attempting to access food from UN trucks.
Despite overwhelming evidence of deliberate famine and collective punishment, the Israeli regime and its principal backer, the United States, condemned Canada's announcement.
“The change in the position of the Canadian government is a reward for Hamas,” Israel’s foreign ministry said, whitewashing its own war crimes.
US President Donald Trump echoed these claims, with a White House official saying recognition would be “wrongly rewarding Hamas.”
Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, is expected in Israel Thursday to discuss Gaza, while Washington continues to shield Israel from international accountability.
Palestine has held UN observer status since 2012, recognized by more than three-quarters of member states—support now accelerating amid Israel’s deepening moral and political collapse.
Former US intelligence official Jonathan Panikoff said the recognition aimed to “increase pressure on Israel” but predicted limited impact unless Western support is fully withdrawn.
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Canada’s stance and said it revives “a prospect of peace,” though Tel Aviv’s far-right cabinet continues to escalate threats.
Zeev Elkin, a member of Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet, warned that Israel could move to annex Gaza territory—further erasing any illusion of peace talks.
Meanwhile, Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich openly called for rebuilding illegal settlements in Gaza, labeling it “an inseparable part of the Land of Israel.”
Efforts to mediate a ceasefire and prisoner exchange have stalled, as the Gaza death toll from starvation alone climbs to 154, including 89 children, according to Gaza’s health ministry.
In Deir al-Balah, Salah al-Gharably watched his two-year-old daughter die of hunger after doctors failed to obtain specialized milk.
“She starved,” he said. “We stood helpless.”
Though Israel promised a limited daily pause for aid convoys, UN officials say the deliveries remain woefully inadequate.
The Israeli war, launched on October 7, 2023, in response to Hamas operations, has turned into a systematic campaign of extermination.
Since then, Israeli forces have murdered over 60,000 Palestinians and reduced Gaza to rubble.
Despite international calls for restraint, Tel Aviv’s aggression persists—fueled by Western complicity and impunity.
But the tide is turning, and more nations are now choosing to stand with justice and the Palestinian people.
