Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store speaks during a news conference in Oslo, Norway, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz has ordered Israel’s ambassadors from Ireland and Norway to immediately return to Israel, as Norway said it would recognize a Palestinian state and Ireland was expected to do the same.
- Erik Flaaris Johansen - foreign subscriber, ASSOCIATED PRESS
The three Irish Government leaders from left, Minister Eamon Ryan, Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tanaiste Micheal Martin speak to the media during a press conference outside the Government Buildings, in Dublin, Ireland, Wednesday May 22, 2024. Ireland and Spain have recognized a Palestinian state. Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said Wednesday it was a move coordinated with Spain and Norway, “an historic and important day for Ireland and for Palestine.” He said the move was intended to help move the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to resolution through a two-state solution.
- Damien Storan - foreign subscriber, ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives for a EU Summit in Brussels, on March 21, 2024. Norway, Ireland and Spain recognized a Palestinian state on Wednesday May 22, 2024 in a historic move that drew condemnation from Israel and jubilation from the Palestinians. Israel ordered back its ambassadors from Norway and Ireland.
- Omar Havana - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Israeli military vehicles are seen during a raid in the West Bank Jenin refugee camp, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Israeli forces raided a militant stronghold Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, killing at least seven and wounding several, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The raid into the Jenin refugee camp is part of months of surging violence in the Palestinian territory.
- Majdi Mohammed - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip are brought to Al Aqsa hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
- Abdel Kareem Hana - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians mourn their relative who was killed in an Israeli military raid on the West Bank Jenin refugee camp, at a hospital morgue in the city of Jenin, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Israeli forces raided a militant stronghold Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, killing at least seven and wounding several, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The raid into the Jenin refugee camp is part of months of surging violence in the Palestinian territory.
- Majdi Mohammed - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Smoke billows after an explosion in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
- Leo Correa - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, mourners gather around a truck carrying the flag-draped coffins of President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, in their funeral ceremony in the city of Tabriz, Iran, Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
- Uncredited - hogp, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mourners hold up posters of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at mam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 during a funeral ceremony for him and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest. Mourners in black began gathering Tuesday for days of funerals and processions for Iran's late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash, a government-led series of ceremonies aimed at both honoring the dead and projecting strength in an unsettled Middle East.
- Vahid Salemi - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - Palestinians line up for free food during the ongoing Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Jan. 9, 2024. The United Nations said Tuesday, May 21, 2024, it suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to lack of supplies and insecurity. It also said no aid trucks entered in the past two days via a floating pier set up by the U.S. for sea deliveries.
- Hatem Ali - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians carry the bodies of their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of Al Zawayda in central Gaza Strip, at the morgue of Al Aqsa hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, early Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
- Abdel Kareem Hana - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinian medics move dead bodies killed in the Israeli bombardment of Al Zawayda in the central of Gaza Strip to the morgue of Al Aqsa hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, early Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
- Abdel Kareem Hana - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks in the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, May 22, 2024. European Union countries Spain and Ireland as well as Norway announced Wednesday May 22, 2024 their recognition of a Palestinian state. Malta and Slovenia, which also belong to the 27-nation European Union, may follow suit amid international outrage over the civilian death toll and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip following Israel's offensive.
- Eduardo Parra - foreign subscriber, ASSOCIATED PRESS
The three Irish Government leaders from left, Minister Eamon Ryan, Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tanaiste Micheal Martin speak to the media during a press conference outside the Government Buildings, in Dublin, Ireland, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. European Union countries Spain and Ireland as well as Norway on Wednesday announced dates for recognizing Palestine as a state.
- Damien Storan - foreign subscriber, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Palestinian man walks past burning tires during clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Jenin, Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
- Leo Correa - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A masked Palestinian demonstrator burns tires next to a mock rocket and the Hamas militant group flag during clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Jenin, Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
- Majdi Mohammed - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
An Israeli armoured vehicle moves near burning tires during clashes with Palestinian demonstrators in the West Bank city of Jenin, Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
- Leo Correa - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A paramedic holds the leg of an injured Palestinian during clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Jenin, Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
- Leo Correa - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Palestinian demonstrator burns tires next to a model of a rocket during clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Jenin, Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
- Majdi Mohammed - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Black smokes rise to the sky during clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians demonstrators in the West Bank city of Jenin, Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
- Leo Correa - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A bulldozer from the Israeli forces removes a Hamas militant group flag from a street during clashes with Palestinian demonstrators in the West Bank city of Jenin, Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
- Leo Correa - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state
Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store speaks during a news conference in Oslo, Norway, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz has ordered Israel’s ambassadors from Ireland and Norway to immediately return to Israel, as Norway said it would recognize a Palestinian state and Ireland was expected to do the same.
- Erik Flaaris Johansen - foreign subscriber, ASSOCIATED PRESS
The three Irish Government leaders from left, Minister Eamon Ryan, Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tanaiste Micheal Martin speak to the media during a press conference outside the Government Buildings, in Dublin, Ireland, Wednesday May 22, 2024. Ireland and Spain have recognized a Palestinian state. Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said Wednesday it was a move coordinated with Spain and Norway, “an historic and important day for Ireland and for Palestine.” He said the move was intended to help move the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to resolution through a two-state solution.
- Damien Storan - foreign subscriber, ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives for a EU Summit in Brussels, on March 21, 2024. Norway, Ireland and Spain recognized a Palestinian state on Wednesday May 22, 2024 in a historic move that drew condemnation from Israel and jubilation from the Palestinians. Israel ordered back its ambassadors from Norway and Ireland.
- Omar Havana - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Israeli military vehicles are seen during a raid in the West Bank Jenin refugee camp, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Israeli forces raided a militant stronghold Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, killing at least seven and wounding several, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The raid into the Jenin refugee camp is part of months of surging violence in the Palestinian territory.
- Majdi Mohammed - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip are brought to Al Aqsa hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
- Abdel Kareem Hana - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians mourn their relative who was killed in an Israeli military raid on the West Bank Jenin refugee camp, at a hospital morgue in the city of Jenin, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Israeli forces raided a militant stronghold Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, killing at least seven and wounding several, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The raid into the Jenin refugee camp is part of months of surging violence in the Palestinian territory.
- Majdi Mohammed - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Smoke billows after an explosion in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
- Leo Correa - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, mourners gather around a truck carrying the flag-draped coffins of President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest, in their funeral ceremony in the city of Tabriz, Iran, Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
- Uncredited - hogp, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mourners hold up posters of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at mam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 during a funeral ceremony for him and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in a mountainous region of the country's northwest. Mourners in black began gathering Tuesday for days of funerals and processions for Iran's late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash, a government-led series of ceremonies aimed at both honoring the dead and projecting strength in an unsettled Middle East.
- Vahid Salemi - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - Palestinians line up for free food during the ongoing Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Jan. 9, 2024. The United Nations said Tuesday, May 21, 2024, it suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to lack of supplies and insecurity. It also said no aid trucks entered in the past two days via a floating pier set up by the U.S. for sea deliveries.
- Hatem Ali - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians carry the bodies of their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of Al Zawayda in central Gaza Strip, at the morgue of Al Aqsa hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, early Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
- Abdel Kareem Hana - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinian medics move dead bodies killed in the Israeli bombardment of Al Zawayda in the central of Gaza Strip to the morgue of Al Aqsa hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, early Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
- Abdel Kareem Hana - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks in the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, May 22, 2024. European Union countries Spain and Ireland as well as Norway announced Wednesday May 22, 2024 their recognition of a Palestinian state. Malta and Slovenia, which also belong to the 27-nation European Union, may follow suit amid international outrage over the civilian death toll and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip following Israel's offensive.
- Eduardo Parra - foreign subscriber, ASSOCIATED PRESS
The three Irish Government leaders from left, Minister Eamon Ryan, Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tanaiste Micheal Martin speak to the media during a press conference outside the Government Buildings, in Dublin, Ireland, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. European Union countries Spain and Ireland as well as Norway on Wednesday announced dates for recognizing Palestine as a state.
- Damien Storan - foreign subscriber, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Palestinian man walks past burning tires during clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Jenin, Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
- Leo Correa - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A masked Palestinian demonstrator burns tires next to a mock rocket and the Hamas militant group flag during clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Jenin, Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
- Majdi Mohammed - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
An Israeli armoured vehicle moves near burning tires during clashes with Palestinian demonstrators in the West Bank city of Jenin, Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
- Leo Correa - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A paramedic holds the leg of an injured Palestinian during clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Jenin, Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
- Leo Correa - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Palestinian demonstrator burns tires next to a model of a rocket during clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Jenin, Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
- Majdi Mohammed - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Black smokes rise to the sky during clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians demonstrators in the West Bank city of Jenin, Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
- Leo Correa - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A bulldozer from the Israeli forces removes a Hamas militant group flag from a street during clashes with Palestinian demonstrators in the West Bank city of Jenin, Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
- Leo Correa - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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