The announcements reflect deep frustrations with Israel’s conduct in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank, experts say.

Two government officials said Britain was actively weighing the recognition of a Palestinian state, in a shift driven by public pressure over starvation in Gaza.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his country would act unless there was a truce, citing the “intolerable” humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

The announcements reflect deep frustrations with Israel’s conduct in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank, experts say.

Canada joins France and Britain in taking similar steps, after months of increasing criticism of Israel by Prime Minister Mark Carney.

In the past week alone, three new countries have said they are ready to bestow recognition on a Palestinian state.