A growing number of countries are pledging to recognize a Palestinian state, with more than 145 nations now joining the call for international recognition.

Australia will recognise a Palestinian state at next month's United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, a move that adds to international pressure on Israel after similar announcements from France,

Amid mounting international pressure on Israel to end its war in Gaza, there is growing diplomatic momentum in the West to recognize Palestinian statehood, with Australia becoming