Yesterday, Keir Starmer said that the UK would officially recognise the state if Israel did not reach a ceasefire in Gaza.
IRELAND IS AMONG 15 nations that have called for the world to recognise a Palestinian state and reiterated commitment for a two-state solution.
A joint statement made by the ministers of foreign affairs of the countries attached to the statement expresses the ministers’ call for a ceasefire, concern over the high number of civilian casualties and humanitarian situation in Gaza, and calls on countries across the world to recognise the state of Palestine.
France’s minister for foreign affairs, Jean-Noel Barrot, posted the letter to his X account alongside the message: “In New York, along with 14 other countries, France is launching a collective appeal: we express our desire to recognise the State of Palestine and invite those who have not yet done do to join us.”
The statement is backed by Ireland, Andorra, Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Iceland, Luxembourg, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, and Spain.
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Yesterday, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that the UK would officially recognise the state of Palestine at the UN General Assembly in September, unless the Israeli government reaches a ceasefire in Gaza.
Israel said it “rejects” the UK move, arguing it “constitutes a reward for Hamas and harms efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza”.
In a statement, Netanyahu said: “Starmer rewards Hamas’s monstrous terrorism & punishes its victims. A jihadist state on Israel’s border TODAY will threaten Britain TOMORROW.
“Appeasement towards jihadist terrorists always fails. It will fail you too. It will not happen.”
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