Several more countries are expected to formally recognise a Palestinian state at a world summit convened on Monday by France and Saudi Arabia, a day after Australia, Britain, Canada and Portugal took the step, angering Israel.

WHAT IS THE STATUS OF PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD NOW?

The Palestine Liberation Organization declared an independent Palestinian state in 1988, and most of the global South quickly recognised it. Today, about 150 of the 193 U.N. member states have done so.