Portugal to Recognize a Palestinian State, Government Says

A boy holds a Palestinian flag as Isareli security forces stand guard, in Raba, near Jenin, in West Bank on July 18, 2025. Raneen Sawafta/Reuters

LISBON—Portugal will recognize a Palestinian state on Sunday, the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Friday.

The Official Declaration of Recognition will take place even before next week’s High-Level Conference, it added.