Keir Starmer Says U.K. Will Recognize Palestinian State Unless Israel Agrees To Ceasefire

By Andrew Macaskill and William James

London, 29 July (Reuters) – Prime Minister Keir Starmer On Tuesday, Britain said he was ready to recognize a Palestinian state to enlarge the anger of the people on the images of children in Gaza at the United Nations General Assembly in September.

Starmer He spoke a day later Interviews in Scotland When Britain recognized a Palestinian state, US President Donald Trump, who said that he was “disregarded”, Washington – Israel’s nearest ally – for a long time rejected it.

If England took action, it would have been the second Western power in the UN Security Council after France last week and reflecting the deepening insulation on Israel’s behavior. war A member of Hamas in Gaza where a humanitarian disaster is located and a member of Palestinian death It rose by over 60,000.

Starmer He said that Britain would take action unless the West Bank would be annexed to allow more help to enter Gaza, and that the West Bank would not be annexed, and that Britain would take action unless it depends on a long -term peace process, a peaceful Palestinian state that is in peace with Israel.

“Palestinian people endured terrible pain,” Starmer In his statement to journalists. “Now, in Gaza, because of a disaster failure of help, very weak children to starve, we see images that will remain with us for life. The pain must end.”

Starmer organized a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before making its announcement.

In contrast, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the British movement in a mission in X has created an award for Hamas and will harm the efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza.

The opinion of the weakened Gaza children has shocked the world in recent days. Early on Tuesday, a hunger monitor warned that the worst case scenario in Gaza emerged and that there is an immediate action to avoid widespread death.

Israel refused to pursue a hunger policy. On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said that the situation in Gaza was “difficult, but there were lies circulating about hunger.

As international criticism intensifies, Israel announced steps during the weekend to facilitate access access. However, the UN World Food Program said it did not obtain the permissions to provide sufficient assistance.

StarmerThe decision last week, rejecting the calls for recognizing the Palestinian state, saying that timing should be right as part of a wider peace process, after disappointing many people in his party, he reversed a striking reversal in politics.

Recently, Starmer He was increasingly vocal about the crisis in Gaza, this week, the people there were confronted with a “absolute disaster ve, and that the British people“ rebelled ıyla with the scenes of mass hunger and helplessness.

Starmer Before making a final decision, he said that in September, the government would make an assessment on how much the parties meet these steps, but no one would take veto on the decision.

He spoke after remembering a new peace plan with other European leaders and how to discuss how to provide more humanitarian assistance to Gaza’s 2.2 million people.

The consecutive British governments said that they would officially recognize a Palestinian state when time was correct without setting a timeline or specifying the necessary conditions.

Some deputies in the UK’s running Labor Party Starmer He was reluctant to officially recognize a Palestinian state, because it would mean to remove itself from the nearest ally from the position of the United States.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last week that France accepted a Palestinian state as a “reckless decision”.

China and Russia are other world forces with permanent members of the UN Security Council who recognize a Palestinian state.

The issue of recognition for a Palestinian state, which is seen as a strong diplomatic branch to put pressure on Israel, came to the fore after President Emmanuel Macron He said it on Thursday France would recognize Palestine as a state in the Israeli regions caught in the 1967 Middle East War.

Israel and the loyal supporter United States detonated the movement of France and received a prize for Palestinian Hamas militants, who ran Gaza and attacked Israel on October 7, 2023.

At the beginning of the Gaza War in October 2023, Starmer He was the leader of the opposition, completely supported Israel’s right to defense. However, since his stance has been elected as a prime minister a year ago, he has taken a more difficult approach to Israel.

The government left the previous government’s difficulty in arrest orders by the International Criminal Court by the International Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and suspended arms sales to Israel.

Last month, England accused two extreme right Israeli Cabinet Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich of repeatedly encouraging them to violence against Palestinians.

(He reports by Andrew Macaskkill and William James; Catarina Demony in London, Scott Malone in Washington, Michelle Nichols in New York and Edinburghl in Edinburghl; Mark Heinrich)