https://sputnikglobe.com/20250922/hamas-calls-for-practical-steps-amid-growing-wave-of-palestinian-recognition-1122835614.htmlHamas Calls for 'Practical Steps' Amid Growing Wave of Palestinian RecognitionHamas Calls for 'Practical Steps' Amid Growing Wave of Palestinian RecognitionSputnik InternationalRecognition of the State of Palestine by European countries is an important step in piling pressure on Israel, but practical steps are needed to end the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, Hamas spokesman in Lebanon Walid Kilani told Sputnik. The spokesman added that declarations of recognition should be followed up by "consistent practical steps." Otherwise, he said, the push for Palestinian statehood would "remain only on a moral level." The United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and Portugal formally recognized the Palestinian state on Sunday. French President Emmanuel Macron said that his country would follow suit at a summit on UN General Assembly sidelines on September 22.https://sputnikglobe.com/20250922/us--israel-isolated-as-world-recognizes-palestine--un-expert-1122831805.htmlisraelgaza strippalestineSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 602025Sputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 60Newsen_ENSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 601920 1080 true1920 1440 true1920 1920 trueSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 60Sputnik Internationalpalestinian recognition, recognition of the state of palestine by european countries, gaza strip, hamas spokesman