Palestine’s ambassador to the UK, Husam Zomlot, raised the Palestinian flag outside the Palestine mission building in London on Monday after the UK’s formal recognition of Palestine as a state, marking what he described as a ‘long overdue step’.
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The UK, along with Canada, Australia and Portugal, extended recognition to Palestine on Sunday, with France and five other countries expected to announce similar decisions ahead of a UN general assembly meeting
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