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The United Kingdom, Canada and Australia officially recognized Palestine as a state on Sunday, marking a significant shift in foreign policy and a step away from their alignment with the United States, with several other European nations and US allies set to follow suit this week. The move is largely symbolic, and grants the Palestinians increased diplomatic standing and the potential for treaty-making. But it does not fundamentally change the realities on the ground in the Gaza Strip, where the humanitarian crisis continues to worsen after nearly two years of war, or the occupied West Bank, where Palestinians have come under increasing pressure from Jewish settlers and the military. n18oc_world n18oc_crux
