Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has hailed Madrid’s decision to formally recognize a Palestinian state, saying the move “is justice for the Palestinian people."

Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles has called a “real genocide” Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip.

Ireland, Norway and Spain have formally recognized Palestinian state, irrespective of strong opposition from Israeli authorities to the move.

Jamaica says it has decided to officially recognize Palestine as a state amid prolonged concerns over Israel’s ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says efforts to admit Palestine into the United Nations is a move “to rectify a prolonged injustice”.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was speaking to the Spanish lawmakers on Wednesday.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced that he will put forward a proposal to the parliament to recognize the state of Palestine.

The United Nation’s human rights top brass, Volker Turk says the Israeli regime is expanding its illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories by unprecedented amounts, posing a significant threat to the viability of a future Palestinian state.

Iran has says Israel's rejection of a Palestinian state disproves the occupying regime’s previous claims about peace with Palestinians and resolution of the decades-long conflict.

Russia says Israel and its Western allies do not want Palestinians to establish an independent state in the occupied territories.