In a watershed moment for the decades-long push for Palestinian statehood, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia all officially recognized a Palestinian state Sunday.

All three had announced plans to do so over the past few months. The official moves come after a United Nations commission of inquiry concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, issuing a report that calls on the international community to end the genocide and take steps to punish those responsible for it.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed Sunday that the U.K. is formally recognizing a Palestinian state despite vocal opposition from the U.S. and Israel.

Starmer said the move is intended “to revive the hope of peace for the Palestinians and Israelis.”

Though the move is largely symbolic, it is a

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