Australia, the UK and Canada have formally recognised a Palestinian state, prompting an angry response from Israel, which ruled out the prospect.

The coordinated initiative from the three Commonwealth nations and longtime allies on Sunday reflects growing outrage at Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza and the steps taken by the Israeli government to thwart efforts to create a Palestinian state, including by the continued expansion of settlements in the West Bank.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in his statement that the three announcements were "part of a coordinated international effort to build new momentum for a two-state solution."

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who has faced pressure to take a harder line on Israel within his own governing Labour Party over the deteriora

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