U.S. President Donald Trump believes that recognizing Palestinian statehood would be rewarding the militant group Hamas and he does not intend to do that, a White House official said on Wednesday, after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his country's decision on the issue.

President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that a trade deal with Canada might be off the table after the country announced it would recognize a Palestinian state. “Wow!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

President Trump warned Tuesday that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s plan to recognize a Palestinian state in September if the Israeli government fails to meet certain conditions could reward