Australia

A growing number of countries are officially recognizing Palestine as an independent state, amid mounting international outrage over Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Senior Israeli ministers have condemned the decisions by the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia to recognize a Palestinian state, calling the moves a reward to Hamas and vowing countermeasures including possible annexation of the West Bank.

In a coordinated move, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia have formally recognized the State of Palestine, joining a growing list of Western countries taking this step.

Iran has strongly condemned Australia’s recent decision to sever ties with the Islamic Republic, asserting that the “unjustified” move goes against the traditional norms of diplomatic relations between the two nations.

The Iranian foreign minister has reacted to the Australian government's action in expelling the Iranian envoy over alleged anti-Semitism, stressing that Canberra must know that such actions would only embolden Netanyahu.

Australia has declared Iran’s ambassador in Canberra “persona non grata” and ordered him and three other Iranian diplomats to leave the country within seven days, while also suspending its own embassy operations in Tehran.

Australia has condemned the Israeli regime for revoking visas held by its diplomats to the Palestinian Authority, a retaliatory move triggered by Canberra’s refusal to admit a far-right Israeli politician.