British Prime Minister Kiel Starmer said in September that the UK will recognize the Palestinian state unless Israel takes substantial steps to end the horrifying situation in Gaza and meets other conditions.
“We have always said that at the moment that we have had the greatest impact on the solution for the two states, we will recognize the Palestinian state as a contribution to the appropriate peace process,” the star said at a press conference after the cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
“Unless the Israeli government takes substantial steps to end the horrifying situation in Gaza, agree to a ceasefire and commit to long-term sustainable peace that revives the prospects of the two states’ solutions, the UK can confirm that it will recognize Palestine at its UN General Assembly in September.”
The stars convened a meeting as British leaders “rebellious” by the image of the British public starving in Gaza and spoke alongside Scotland’s President Donald Trump.
Starme faces pressure from within the Labour Party to gain Israel’s tighter boundaries, becoming even more serious after the announcement that French President Emmanuel Macron in September recognized the Palestinian state and became the first G7 nation.
France praised the announcement of starmer on Tuesday, with Foreign Minister Jean Noel Barott saying the UK will “convene today in the momentum created by France for the recognition of the Palestinian state.”
“Through this vital decision and our combined efforts, we will break an endless cycle of violence and resume our regional peace prospects,” he posted on X.
Starmer explained that the UK’s decision is driven by “exhausted situation in Gaza” that it said is getting worse every day, and concerns that the two states’ potential solutions are declining.
“The reason we announced this in a way related to the September General Assembly is precisely because we want to make sure that this changes ground conditions and ensure that the aid comes in and that we want a solution to the two states for the future,” he told reporters after the meeting.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
