France, July 31 -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday followed the lead of the French president Emmanuel Macron and the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to announce that his country plans to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September.

Carney said the move was necessary to preserve hopes of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

"The worsening suffering of civilians in Gaza leaves no room for delay in coordinated international action to support peace," Carney added.

Last Thursday, France became the first major Western power to change tack over Israel. Macron said that recognising a Palestinian state was part of France's historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the M...