The Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the UK will recognise Palestine as a state by September’s UN general assembly meeting, unless Israel takes significant steps to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and end the drawn out conflict.
Speaking on Tuesday afternoon, Starmer set out the work that needs to be done between now and then, to prevent the UK from taking this step, including a huge increase in the supply of aid.
In an ultimatum to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, Starmer said the UK will join France in recognising the state of Palestine "unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza, agree to a ceasefire, and commit to a long-term sustainable peace, reviving the prospect of a two-state solution".
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