Ireland, Norway, Spain recognise Palestine as state, Israel recalls envoys

Ireland, Norway and Spain have announced their decision to formally recognise Palestine as a state amid the raging Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. As a result of the decision, the Jewish state has recalled its ambassadors to Ireland and Norway with immediate effect.

On Wednesday, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said, “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.”

He also warned Spain, whose Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in an announcement today that his nation will also recognise a Palestinian state from May 28, that “a similar step will be taken against it”.

“The Irish-Norwegian folly does not deter us; we are determined to achieve our goals: restoring security to our citizens, dismantling Hamas, and bringing the hostages home. There are no more just causes than these,” Katz added.