UK to recognise state of Palestine in September unless Israel holds to ceasefire
by Pippa Crerar Political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6YZCF)
Cabinet agrees to support Middle East roadmap at emergency meeting called amid humanitarian crisis in Gaza
The UK will formally recognise the state of Palestine this September as a result of the increasingly intolerable" situation on the ground in Gaza, unless Israel abides by a ceasefire and commits to a two-state solution in the Middle East.
Keir Starmer's cabinet has agreed a roadmap for peace in the region after coming under intense domestic pressure over the mounting humanitarian crisis in the territory, and calls to follow France in acknowledging statehood.
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