Palestinians rallied on Tuesday (September 23) across the West Bank to celebrate Western countries' recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Demonstrators marched in the cities of Ramallah, Hebron and Nablus a day after dozens of world leaders at the United Nations embraced a Palestinian state, a landmark diplomatic shift after nearly two years of war that faces fierce resistance from Israel and its close ally the United States.

Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal all recognised a Palestinian state on Sunday (September 21) in a move borne out of frustration over the Gaza war and intended to promote a two-state solution, prompting a furious response from Israel.

France, Belgium and Monaco also formally recognised the State of Palestine on Monday evening.

The decision aligns these Western nations with more than 140 other countries also backing Palestinians' aspiration to forge an independent homeland from the occupied territories.

Israel's government has declared there will be no Palestinian state as it fights the militant group Hamas in Gaza following its October 7, 2023, attack on Israel that killed about 1,200 people, according to Israeli tallies.

Israel has drawn global condemnation over its military conduct in Gaza, where more than 65,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to local health authorities.

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HEBRON, WEST BANK (SEPTEMBER 23, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. PALESTINIANS STANDING WITH BANNER READING: "STOP GENOCIDE, WE ARE ALL GAZA." (Arabic)

2. WOMAN CHANTING

3. VARIOUS OF PALESTINIANS AT RALLY

4. WOMAN CARRYING PALESTINIAN FLAG

5. MAN ADDRESSING THE CROWD

6. PEOPLE CARRYING PALESTINIAN FLAGS

7. MAN ADDRESSING THE CROWD / PEOPLE WAVING PALESTINIAN FLAGS

8. PALESTINIAN FLAG

10. PEOPLE AT RALLY , WAVING PALESTINIAN FLAGS ON ROUNDABOUT

NABLUS, WEST BANK (SEPTEMBER 23, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

11. WOMAN ADDRESSING PALESTINIANS AT START OF MARCH SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE CARRYING POSTERS OF PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS AND OTHERS

13. PALESTINIANS MARCHING

14. PALESTINIANS MARCHING WITH POSTER OF LATE PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT YASSER ARAFAT AND CURRENT PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS

15. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE MARCHING

16. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE CARRYING POSTERS OF ABBAS AND PROMINENT PALESTINIAN LEADER IN ISRAELI JAIL MARWAN BARGHOUTI, WAVING PALESTINIAN FLAG

17. PEOPLE STANDING WITH LISTENING TO SPEECHES

18. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) PALESTINIAN, DINA AL-AGHBAR, SAYING:

"It gives strength to the people that Western and Arab countries recognised us and we have more entity and value than before. Thank God we are patient, our prisoners are in prison but God is with us."

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK (SEPTEMBER 23, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

19. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WAVING PALESTINIAN FLAGS AND MARCHING

20. POSTER OF PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS / PALESTINIAN FLAGS

21. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE MARCHING

22. MAN CARRYING POSTER OF ABBAS

23. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE MARCHING

24. WOMAN MARCHING

25. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) PALESTINIAN, NISREEN ABU GHARBIYEH, SAYING:

"First of all we thank all the countries that recognised (the State of Palestine) although nothing is strange or new about that because the State of Palestine have existed since time immemorial and will remain with its steadfast people who sacrifice for their homeland, people, prisoners and the blood of their martyrs. Our message is to the people, the people who unfortunately shut their ears, mouth and eyes to see the truth and speak the truth, to not hear the facts; the genocide in the Gaza Strip, the death of the children of Gaza because of the starvation, their death due to the siege, the deaths of the elderly, women, children, men and the youths and all the people in Gaza Strip."

26. VARIOUS OF PALESTINIAN IN SQUARE WITH INTERNATIONAL AND PALESTINIAN FLAGS