The UK will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza, allows the United Nations to bring in aid and takes other steps toward long-term peace, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday.
Starmer called ministers together for a rare summertime Cabinet meeting to discuss the situation in Gaza.
He told them that Britain will recognize a state of Palestine before the United Nations General Assembly, “unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza, reaches a ceasefire, makes clear there will be no annexation in the West Bank, and commits to a long-term peace process that delivers a two state solution.”
He also said Hamas must release all the hostages it holds, agree to a ceasefire, “accept that they will play no part in the government of Gaza, and commit to disarmament.”
Pressure to formally recognize Palestinian statehood has mounted since French President Emmanuel Macron announced that his country will become the first major Western power to recognize a Palestinian state in September.
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