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		</div><p>Ireland, Norway and Spain have said they are recognising a Palestinian state in a historic move that drew condemnation from Israel and jubilation from the Palestinians.</p>
<p>Israel immediately ordered its ambassadors back from Ireland and Norway and Ireland.</p>
<p>The formal recognition will be made on May 28th.</p>
<p>The development is a step toward a long-held Palestinian aspiration that came against the backdrop of international outrage over the civilian death toll and humanitarian crisis in Gaza following Israel’s offensive there.</p>
<p>Israel’s foreign minister Israel Katz ordered the country’s ambassadors to immediately return to Israel, stating: “Ireland and Norway intend to send a message today to the Palestinians and the whole world: terrorism pays.”</p>
<p>He said that the recognition could impede efforts to return Israel’s hostages being held in Gaza and makes a ceasefire less likely by “rewarding the jihadists of Hamas and Iran”.</p>
<p>He also threatened to recall Israel’s ambassador to Spain if the country opts to take a similar position, which it has since confirmed.</p>
<p>On Wednesday morning, Taoiseach Simon Harris said: “We said the point of recognising the state of Palestine was coming closer, that point has now arrived.”</p>
<p>Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez and Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Store made similar announcements on Wednesday morning.</p>
<figure id="attachment_182414" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-182414" style="width: 1200px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/EB182EDD-9B39-4EE5-9C7E-BBB7AAE93B06.jpeg" alt="" width="1200" height="675" class="size-full wp-image-182414" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-182414" class="wp-caption-text">The Prime Minister of Spain officially announced:<br />&#8221; We will recognize the state of Palestine on May 28.&#8221;</figcaption></figure>
<p>“There cannot be peace in the Middle East if there is no recognition,” Mr Gahr Store said.</p>
<p>The three countries will officially recognise a Palestinian state as of May 28th.</p>
<p>Several EU countries have indicated in the past few weeks that they plan to make the recognition, arguing a two-state solution is essential for lasting peace in the region.</p>
<p>The move comes as Israeli forces have led assaults on the northern and southern edges of the Gaza Strip in May, causing a new exodus of hundreds of thousands of people, and sharply restricted the flow of aid, raising the risk of famine.</p>
<p>Responding to the announcements on Wednesday morning, Israel&#8217;s foreign affairs minister labelled the decision a “distorted step”.</p>
<p>“I have instructed the immediate recall of Israel’s ambassadors to Ireland and Norway for consultations in light of these countries&#8217; decisions to recognise a Palestinian state,” Israel Katz said in a post on X.</p>
<p>“I’m sending a clear and unequivocal message to Ireland and Norway: Israel will not remain silent in the face of those undermining its sovereignty and endangering its security.”</p>
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