Support grows for Palestinian state ahead of world summit on two-state solution

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Portugal's Foreign Affairs Minister Paulo Rangel announced on Sunday (September 21) in New York that the country has now recognized the state of Palestine.

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1. PORTUGAL FOREIGN MINISTER, PAULO RANGEL ARRIVING FOR STATEMENT

2.(SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) PORTUGAL FOREIGN MINISTER, PAULO RANGEL, SAYING:

“Today, September 21, 2025, the Portuguese state officially recognises the state of Palestine.”

Australia on Sunday (September 21) formally recognised the State of Palestine, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in New York.

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3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) AUSTRALIA'S PRIME MINISTER, ANTHONY ALBANESE, SAYING:

"Today, I'm pleased to be here with Minister Wong to announce that effective today, Sunday, the 21st of September 2025, the Commonwealth of Australia recognises the State of Palestine. We have had in Australia a long-term position on a bipartisan basis of two states. One of those states is, of course, Israel. The other, of course, is Palestine."

4. ALBANESE AND AUSTRALIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER, PENNY WONG, LEAVING NEWS CONFERENCE

The Palestinian group Hamas, whose deadly surprise attack on southern Israel from Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023 triggered the heaviest Israeli bombardment of Gaza in 75 years of conflict, praised the decision on Sunday (September 21) by Britain, Canada and Australia to recognise the Palestinian state.

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5. SCREENSHOT OF SOCIAL MEDIA POST ON TELEGRAM FROM HAMAS, READING (English):

“In response to the recognition of the State of Palestine by the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, and the announcement by several countries of their intention to recognize the Palestinian state, the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) affirms the following:

-This recognition is an important step in maintaining the right of our Palestinian people to their land and holy sites, and to establishing their independent state with Jerusalem as its capital. It is a deserved outcome of our people's struggle, steadfastness, and sacrifices on the path to liberation and return.

-This important step must be accompanied by practical measures leading to an immediate halt to the brutal genocide against our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, and to confront the annexation and Judaization plans in the West Bank and Jerusalem.

-We call on the international community, the UN, and its institutions to isolate this rogue entity, halt all forms of cooperation and coordination with it, take punitive measures against it, and work to hold its leaders - the war criminals - accountable before international courts for their crimes against humanity.

-The fascist occupation government insists on defying international laws, conventions, and humanitarian norms, committing the worst violations against our people through declared policies of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and forced displacement. This now requires clear and effective positions to deter it.

-The resistance and struggle of our Palestinian people against the most brutal occupation in modern history is a natural right guaranteed by international law. The nations of the world must support our people in confronting this criminal occupation until they achieve their right to self-determination and establish their independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.

Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas

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Some Israelis, speaking in Tel Aviv on Sunday (September 21), said they saw Britain's decision to recognise a Palestinian state as wrong and untimely.

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6. PEOPLE WALKING

7. (SOUNDBITE)(English) FILM STUDENT, TAMARA RAVEH, 25, SAYING:

"What I think about Britain acknowledging a Palestinian state is that they are hypocrites, since they are the biggest occupiers in the world, and they want to tell us that we are occupying and that we need to have a Palestinian state.”

8. LARGE SIGN READING(English): 'Bring them home'

9. (SOUNDBITE)(English) MUSICIAN, EDEN LEGEM, 23, SAYING:

"My personal opinion is that someday there should be a Palestinian state. I believe in a two-state solution. But I think that this recognition coming in the context of October 7th is an encouragement to terrorism.”

Udi Goren, the cousin of Israeli hostage Tal Haimi whose body is believed to be held in Gaza, believes the UK, Australia, Canada and Portugal's decision on Sunday (September 21) to recognise the state of Palestine was to appease their own citizens. He says the move will not change anything on the ground.

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10. HOSTAGE FAMILIES AND SUPPORTERS AROUND TENTS IN JERUSALEM BY HOSTAGE FAMILIES AND SUPPORTERS

11. (SOUNDBITE) (English) COUSIN OF ISRAELI HOSTAGE TAL HAIMI WHOSE BODY IS HELD IN GAZA, UDI GOREN, SAYING:

"I think that this move of recognising Palestine is something that the European countries and Australia is doing just to silence criticism in their own home. This will not change a single thing. We are on the verge of the two year mark of this catastrophe that both Israelis and Palestinians are suffering from and recognising a Palestinian state will not bring back a single hostage, nor will it save a single Palestinian baby.”

Abu Ibrahim, a Palestinian in Ramallah, welcomed the recognition of a Palestinian state by Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal, but added that he hoped the recognition was “not conditional.”

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12. VARIOUS OF SQUARE IN RAMALLAH WITH PALESTINIAN FLAG FLUTTERING

13. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE IN THE STREET

14. VARIOUS OF NEWSPAPER STANDS WITH HEADLINES ON THE RECOGNITION OF PALESTINIAN STATE

15. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) PALESTINIAN RESIDENT, ABU IBRAHIM, SAYING:

“This is a good achievement that the rest of the world recognises us, and this gives us legal legitimacy to create our state, but I hope that this not a conditional recognition. These recognitions came due to the pressure of their people on the parliaments, specifically in Britain, since it is one of the countries that did the Palestinian people an injustice.”

Gazan citizen, Zuhair Al-Ghoul, called on Britain and other countries to take responsibility for ending the war in the enclave as several major powers said they would recognise a Palestinian state

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16. VARIOUS OF VEHICLES LOADED WITH BELONGING MOVING ALONG COASTAL ROAD/PALESTINIANS FLEEING SOUTHWARD, WALKING AND IN VEHICLES

17. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED PALESTINIAN ZUHAIR AL-GHOUL, SAYING:

“We hope from God, for this war and this killing to end, and we call on all world nations, including Britain, to take responsibility to stop this war because it is the main reason of our problems – first and foremost.”

The Palestinian and Israeli flags were displayed on Paris' world-famous Eiffel Tower on Sunday (September 21) ahead of the expected recognition of a Palestinian state by France and other countries on Monday (September 22).

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18. TOP OF EIFFEL TOWER / PALESTINIAN AND ISRAELI FLAGS DISPLAYED ON DIGITAL SIGN WITH PEACE DOVE BETWEEN THEM

19. VARIOUS OF SIGN WITH FLAGS HANGING FROM FIRST LEVEL OF EIFFEL TOWER

French Foreign Minister, Jean-Noel Barrot, said France’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state - expected to take place on Monday (September 22) at the United Nations in New York - is a complete rejection of Hamas, and a major diplomatic victory.

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20. JOURNALIST ASKING QUESTION TO FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER JEAN-NOEL BARROT

21. (SOUNDBITE) (French) FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER, JEAN-NOEL BARROT, SAYING (SHOT STARTS ON SPLIT SCREEN WITH JOURNALIST AND BARROT):

(JOURNALIST ASKING: “What do you say? Do you accept that there is a part of it which is a danger to the existence of Israel?”)

BARROT: "That is an absolute contradiction, since recognising Palestine is a categorical disavowal of Hamas, and it permanently isolates it. And it vindicates those among the Palestinians who have chosen to renounce violence and terrorism.”

22. (SOUNDBITE) (French) FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER JEAN-NOEL BARROT SAYING (SHOT STARTS WITH BARROT ON LEFT OF SHOT SPEAKING TO JOURNALISTS):

"France has regained its place at the forefront of the community of nations because today is a great day for peace and it is a major diplomatic victory for France."

French newspapers reported on the country's expected recognition of Palestinian statehood on Monday (September 22) with headlines variously supportive of the move and describing it as a "risky bet".

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23. NEWSPAPERS BEING PILED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER ON BENCH WITH HEADLINES ON FRANCE'S EXPECTED RECOGNITION OF PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD

24. FRENCH FLAG FLYING FROM BUILDING

Britain's Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper said on Sunday (September 21) that her government wanted "to keep the hope of the two state solution alive" with its decision to recognise the Palestinian state.

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25. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITAIN'S FOREIGN MINISTER, YVETTE COOPER, SAYING:

"So this is a historic step and a moral step, which we are taking alongside our allies to recognise the State of Palestine in order to keep the hope of the two state solution alive.”

Londoners on Monday (September 22) welcomed Britain's decision to recognise a Palestinian state, although some said it should have been done at an “earlier stage”.

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26. COMMUTERS WALKING

27. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SEMI-RETIRED, JOHN HAWES, 60s, SAYING:

“I think it's a good thing. I think the Palestinian people have suffered a lot. I mean, they're not responsible for everything that Hamas has done. So I think it's about time."

28. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ASSOCIATE LECTURER, MONICA MACIAS, 53, SAYING:

“I think it's a good thing to recognise Palestine State. But they could have done it very, very earlier stage and avoid all these killings of children in Palestine."

Many British newspapers on Monday (September 22) criticised the British government's recognition of a Palestinian state.

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29. BRITISH NEWSPAPERS

30. FRONT PAGE OF DAILY MAIL READING (English): "Hamas claims victory after (British Prime Minister Keir) Starmer hands out a 'prize for terrorism'"

The head of the Palestinian mission to the UK, Husam Zumlot, raised a flag during a special ceremony in London on Monday (September 22) to mark Britain's recognition of a Palestinian state.

The raising of the flag was a pledge to ensure the freedom of Palestinians, said Zumlot during the ceremony, as the crowd applauded.

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31. HEAD OF THE PALESTINIAN MISSION IN LONDON, ZUMLOT RAISING PALESTINIAN FLAG ON FLAG POLE

32. VARIOUS OF PALESTINIAN FLAG FLYING

Germany will support a United Nations resolution for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but does not believe the time has come to recognise a Palestinian state, a government spokesman said on Monday (September 22)

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33. REGULAR GERMAN GOVERNMENT PRESS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS

34. (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN GOVERNMENT DEPUTY SPOKESMAN, SEBASTIAN HILLE, SAYING:

"We may have, if you will, a different attitude to this matter and that is why we come to different conclusions than our friendly neighbours. You are aware of our position and it remains unchanged. We consider the recognition of a Palestinian state to be one of the final steps on the path to a two-state solution."

Explosions and flare lit up the sky above Gaza as Israel continued its intensified operations in the enclave, hours before France and Saudi Arabia were set to convene dozens of world leaders on Monday (September 22) to rally support for a two-state solution.

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35. MULTIPLE LIGHT FLARES OVER GAZA SKY, AS SEEN FROM SOUTHERN ISRAEL (0303GMT)

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36. PLUME OF SMOKE RISING ABOVE GAZA AS SEEN FROM SOUTHERN ISRAEL (08:41 GMT)

37. PLUME OF SMOKE RISING ABOVE GAZA AS SEEN FROM SOUTHERN ISRAEL(09:09 GMT)

38. MILITARY VEHICLES DRIVING BY BORDER AS SEEN FROM SOUTHERN ISRAEL (09:54GMT)

Palestinians headed southward along a coastal road in central Gaza on Monday (September 22), with belongings loaded onto vehicles, as Israel’s military operation continued in Gaza City.

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39. TOP VIEW OF PEOPLE MOVING ALONG COASTAL ROAD

40. PEOPLE WALKING AND VEHICLES CARRYING BELONGINGS

41. MEN PULLING CART

42. VEHICLES LOADED WITH BELONGINGS