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David Lynch

Starmer to recognise Palestinian statehood this weekend, reports suggest

Displaced Palestinians flee Gaza City carrying their belongings along the coastal road towards southern Gaza (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP photo) - (AP)

Sir Keir Starmer will recognise a Palestinian state over the weekend after Donald Trump concludes his state visit to the UK, reports have suggested.

The Prime Minister has previously said he plans to recognise Palestinian statehood ahead of the United Nations general assembly in New York this month, if Israel does not meet a series of conditions to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

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