<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As Canada joins the United Kingdom and France with a plan to recognise Palestinian statehood, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said it is a matter of "when, not if" that Australia follows.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Chalmers made the remark this morning but stopped short of committing to a timeframe, adding that there were "a number of obstacles still in the way" including the release of Israeli hostages and removal of Hamas.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I think it's a matter of when, not if, Australia recognises a Palestinian state," he told the ABC.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australian-suspects-forced-to-reenact-deadly-bali-shooting/f6cb31da-b1bb-405b-bea1-103166ce6885" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Australian suspects forced to re-enact alleged Bali killing</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This morning, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced he would recognise Palestine as a state at the United Nations General Assembly in September under the condition of governance reforms and the demilitarisation of Hamas.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The deepening suffering of civilians leaves no room for delay in co-ordinated international action to support peace, security, and the dignity of all human life," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Carney's statement of intent follows similar commitments by the United Kingdom and France, whose leaders have confirmed in recent days that they will recognise Palestinian statehood at the UN meeting in September.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/australian-recognition-of-palestinian-statehood-canada-united-kingdom-france/93991216-d064-4f61-b521-6d2111eaca5d" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The urgent need today is for the war in Gaza to end and for the civilian population to be rescued. Peace is possible," French President Emmanuel Macron said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We will do it unless the Israeli government acts to end the appalling situation in Gaza, ends its military campaign, and commits to a long-term sustainable peace based on a two-state solution," United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-tariffs-50-per-cent-on-brazil-and-copper-as-tax-loophole-eliminated/7e5b64a9-852e-4067-84c9-2014dae4235e" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Trump slaps blanket 50 per cent tariff on crucial resource</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Israeli government has condemned both countries, saying that recognising Palestine as a state would reward Hamas.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Such a move rewards terror and risks creating another Iranian proxy, just as Gaza became," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"A Palestinian state in these conditions would be a launch pad to annihilate Israel, not to live in peace beside it."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>US President Donald Trump echoed a similar sentiment earlier this week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"You could make the case that you're rewarding people, you're rewarding Hamas," he told reporters on Tuesday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/joe-biden-steve-richetti-age-health-questions-no-nefarious-conspiracy-us-politics-news/f5e33e56-5e21-42c6-8df3-5ad615fe191b" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Biden advisor forcefully pushes back on probe of mental decline</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had a phone call with Starmer yesterday to discuss the situation in Gaza and a viable two-state solution.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The leaders agreed on the importance of using the international momentum to secure a ceasefire, the release of all hostages and the acceleration of aid, as well as ensuring Hamas did not play a role in a future state," a government statement read.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But at a press conference that same day, Albanese failed to commit to the September timeframe. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I've said for a long time, my entire political life, I've said I support two states," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The right of Israel to exist within secure borders and the right of Palestinians to have their legitimate aspirations for their own state realised. That's my objective."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/radioactive-wasp-nest-found-at-site-where-us-once-made-nuclear-bombs/ee93af04-dcc0-4283-aaee-f0e338146d15" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Radioactive wasp nest found at site where US once made nuclear bombs</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>International pressure has mounted after the recent announcements on Palestinian statehood by the G7 countries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It comes after months of failed calls by Australia, Canada, the UK, France and other countries for an immediate ceasefire and urgent humanitarian aid in Gaza.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The United Nations yesterday declared conditions in Gaza "catastrophic" as people starve and essential supplies run critically low despite "tactical pauses" by Israeli forces. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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