UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said on Tuesday that his country will recognise a Palestinian state at a United Nations meeting in September, unless Israel meets certain conditions.
Sir Keir said the plan would go ahead unless the Israeli government takes “substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza”, including a ceasefire and a commitment to a long-term peace process that delivers a two-state solution.
About 140 countries formally recognise a Palestinian state, and last week France pledged to do so at the same UN meeting.
The BBC’s Tom Bateman pressed UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy on the timing of the Palestinian state recognition, after a UN-backed food security body said the “worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out” in Gaza.
Yasmeen Abu Sultan says her two-month old daughter is suffering from malnutrition and asked that she is taken out of Gaza to undertake medical treatment.
A retired US soldier reveals why he quit working at Israel and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid hubs.
Hedaya al-Muta’wi’s 18-month-old son Mohammed suffers from malnutrition due to famine, weighing just 6kg.
Demonstrators urged Isreal’s leaders to end the war and bring back the hostages.
Photographer Ahmed al-Arini told BBC Newshour he had to catch his breath between each photograph.
Government forces say it is too dangerous for journalists and aid trucks to enter Suweida city.
Source: BBC News
