Reuters reported that on April 8, the United Nations Security Council transferred the application to become an official member of the Palestinian Authority (PA) to the committee to admit new members.
The Israeli military campaign carried out in the Gaza Strip over the past 6 months has revived calls for recognition of a Palestinian state in the international community. The PA side also restarted efforts to apply for official United Nations membership. They argue that 137 out of 193 current members (including many countries from the Middle East, Africa and other regions but not the US, Canada, most of Western Europe, Australia, Japan, South Korea) have already receive.
The attempt to become an official member of the United Nations for the “Palestinian state” in 2011 failed. However, on October 31 of that year, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) voted to accept Palestine as an official member. This move received a fierce reaction from the US and Israel, the two countries then cut aid to UNESCO and withdrew from the organization in 2018 (the US just rejoined last year).
In November 2012, the Palestinian flag was raised for the first time at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, after the General Assembly voted to grant observer status to Palestine. Three years later, the International Criminal Court agreed to consider Palestine a state.
In Europe, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Sweden recognize the Palestinian state.