London: Britain, Canada and Australia confirmed Sunday that they now formally recognise Palestinian statehood, piling pressure on Israel to ease the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and putting three major US allies at odds with the Trump administration.

The seemingly coordinated announcements came on the eve of the annual gathering of the UN General Assembly in New York, at which France and Portugal are also expected to vote for recognition of Palestinian statehood.

The concerted action will deepen the diplomatic isolation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But so far, it has done little to curb his military campaign against Hamas, which has killed tens of thousands of people in Gaza and left much of the enclave in ruins.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer waited to ac

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