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Evening Standard
Politics
Nicholas Cecil and Jacob Phillips

Netanyahu accuses Starmer of 'rewarding Hamas's monstrous terrorism' over plan to recognise Palestine

The UK will recognise the state of Palestine in September unless the Israeli government takes steps to end the “appalling situation” in Gaza, Sir Keir Starmer has told the Cabinet.

The Prime Minister said the declaration would be made before the UN General Assembly as he set out a series of other conditions for Israel to take if it wants to avoid the UK joining other countries in recognising a Palestinian state.

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