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"Today, Ireland, Norway, and Spain are announcing that we recognize the state of Palestine."
“今天，爱尔兰、挪威和西班牙正式宣布，我们承认巴勒斯坦国。”
Ireland, Spain and Norway announced on Wednesday that they would recognize a Palestinian state on May 28, urging other Western countries to follow suit.
本周三，爱尔兰、西班牙和挪威三国宣布，他们将在5月28日承认巴勒斯坦国，并敦促其他西方国家效仿。
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the three countries hoped the step would accelerate efforts to secure a ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza.
西班牙首相佩德罗·桑切斯表示，三国希望这一举措可以加快确保以色列与加沙地带的哈马斯停火的进程。
Israel immediately recalled its ambassadors.
以色列方面立即召回了驻这三个国家的大使。
Earlier in May, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly backed a Palestinian bid to become a full member, which would effectively recognize a Palestinian state.
5月初，联合国大会以压倒性多数支持巴勒斯坦申请成为联合国正式成员国，这实际上就意味着承认了巴勒斯坦国。
The decision was welcomed by the Palestinian Authority, which exercises limited self-rule in the Israeli occupied West Bank, and by Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip.
爱尔兰、西班牙和挪威三国的这一决定，得到了在以色列占领的约旦河西岸实行有限自治的巴勒斯坦民族权力机构、以及掌控着加沙地带的哈马斯组织两方的欢迎。
But Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said the recognition undermined Israel's right to self-defense and efforts to return the 128 hostages being held by Hamas.
但以色列外交部长伊斯拉埃尔·卡茨声称，承认巴勒斯坦独立，损害了以色列的自卫权和归还被哈马斯扣押的128名人质的努力。
Sanchez said Israel had a right to respond to the militant group's October 7 attack on southern Israel, when 1,200 people were killed according to Israeli tallies.
不过西班牙首相桑切斯也表示，以色列有权对激进组织10月7日对以色列南部发动的袭击作出回应，据以色列方面的统计，那次袭击共造成1200人死亡。
European states have varied in approach -- France said on Wednesday conditions were not yet met to recognize Palestine as a state.
目前欧洲国家的态度各不相同--法国方面于周三表示，承认巴勒斯坦为国家的条件尚未满足。
