Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada intends to recognise a Palestinian state at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2025, becoming the third G-7 member after France and the United Kingdom to back formal recognition in recent days. Carney called the shift necessary because "the prospect of a Palestinian state is literally receding before our eyes" as humanitarian conditions in Gaza worsen. Ottawa’s stance is conditional on the Palestinian Authority undertaking wide-ranging reforms, including holding general elections in 2026 in which Hamas "can play no part" and agreeing to demilitarise the future state. Carney stressed that Canada remains committed to a two-state solution but said years of settlement expansion, rising settler violence and the blockade of aid to Gaza have rendered the long-favoured negotiation-first approach untenable. Israel’s foreign ministry condemned the announcement as a reward for Hamas, an assessment echoed by U.S. President Donald Trump, while Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed the move as "historic." Canada’s decision would add to the more than 147 of 193 UN member states that already recognise Palestine and increase diplomatic pressure on Israel as international concern mounts over famine warnings and continued fighting in Gaza.