LONDON: Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday that Britain is prepared to recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September unless Israel takes a series of steps to improve conditions for Palestinians.
Britain would become the second Western power on the UN Security Council to make such a move, following France’s decision last week. The announcement underscores Israel’s deepening isolation over its conduct in the war in Gaza, where a humanitarian crisis has taken hold and the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 60,000.LONDON: Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday (Jul 29) that Britain is prepared to recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September unless Israel takes a series of steps to improve conditions for Palestinians.
Britain would become the second Western power on the UN Security Council to make such a move, following France’s decision last week. The announcement underscores Israel’s deepening isolation over its conduct in the war in Gaza, where a humanitarian crisis has taken hold and the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 60,000.LONDON: Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday (Jul 29) that Britain is prepared to recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September unless Israel takes a series of steps to improve conditions for Palestinians.
Britain would become the second Western power on the UN Security Council to make such a move, following France’s decision last week. The announcement underscores Israel’s deepening isolation over its conduct in the war in Gaza, where a humanitarian crisis has taken hold and the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 60,000.We are determined to protect the viability of the two-state solution, and so we will recognise the state of Palestine in September before UNGA,” the British prime minister’s office said in a statement, “unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza and commits to a long term sustainable peace, including through allowing the UN to restart without delay the supply of humanitarian support to the people of Gaza to end starvation, agreeing to a ceasefire, and making clear there will be no annexations in the West Bank.”
A charity distributes meals to Palestinians facing food shortages amid ongoing Israeli attacks and severe restrictions in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on Monday.
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