Keir Starmer is under pressure from UK MPs while Italy’s Giorgia Meloni said she was in favour but not prior to the state being established
This graphic shows which countries internationally have recognised a Palestinian state.
81 countries recognised Palestinian statehood in 1988, the year it declared independence, with South Africa recognising it in 1995, Brazil in 2010, Chile in 2011 and Thailand in 2012.
But more have recently followed suit in response to the plight of the people in Gaza. Spain and Ireland recognised a Palestinian state last year and Mexico made the recognition this year, while France has recently announced it is due to do so.
Twenty-eight doctors from Gaza are being held inside Israeli prisons, eight of whom are senior consultants in surgery, orthopaedics, intensive care, cardiology and paediatrics, according to data from Healthcare Workers Watch (HWW), a Palestinian medical organisation.
