Recent Western recognitions in September 2025, including by the UK, Canada, Australia, France, Portugal, and several smaller European states such as Luxembourg, Malta, Andorra, and Monaco, raised the total recognizing the State of Palestine to approximately 157 of 193 UN members. These moves, coordinated around a France-Saudi co-chaired UN conference on the two-state solution, responded to the Gaza conflict and settlement expansion while attaching conditions like hostage releases, Hamas exclusion from governance, Palestinian Authority reforms, and elections. Remaining holdouts among G7 and NATO members, notably the United States, Germany, Italy, and Japan, cite the need for negotiated outcomes or specific preconditions. Diplomatic momentum, UN General Assembly sessions, and any verifiable progress on governance or ceasefire terms through late 2026 could influence additional recognitions before the 2027 deadline.