- Palestine has said that it will declare statehood over all of the West Bank and Gaza, with Jerusalem as its capital, and push for global recognition if Israel goes ahead with plans to annex land it occupies.
- Palestinian leaders have declared statehood in the past, including Yasser Arafat in 1988. In 2012, Palestine gained UN observer state status. However, with the Palestinian territories remaining occupied by Israel, and in the absence of an agreement, there has not been full international recognition.
- With Israeli forces in control of the Palestinian territories, any declaration of statehood would be largely symbolic. However, the government might hope that growing international unease over Israel’s annexation plans could encourage governments to formally back Palestinian claims.