Several Western governments, including the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Australia, and Portugal, formally recognized Palestinian statehood during the September 2025 UN General Assembly session, bringing the total to 157 UN members. These steps followed earlier 2024–2025 recognitions by Spain, Ireland, Norway, and Mexico and were framed as efforts to advance a two-state solution amid the Gaza conflict and humanitarian conditions. Belgium indicated conditional support pending hostage releases and Hamas exclusion from governance. With roughly three dozen UN members still withholding recognition—primarily the United States, several European states, and some Pacific and Asian nations—traders monitor ongoing diplomatic conferences, bilateral talks, and any shifts in U.S. or Israeli policy that could trigger additional announcements before the 2027 cutoff.