Israel and the families of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza have condemned the UK's plan to recognise a Palestinian state, saying it is "rewarding terrorism".
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused his counterpart, Sir Keir Starmer, of appeasing Hamas with the announcement that the UK would act in September unless Israel met conditions including agreeing a ceasefire in Gaza.
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum said abducting people "should not serve as the foundation for establishing a state", while a British-Israeli former hostage accused Starmer of "moral failure".
The UK's transport minister denied it was rewarding Hamas and said the move was "about the Palestinian people".
Heidi Alexander said the UK expected Hamas to "act in the same way as we expect Israel to act", when asked if releasing the hostages was a condition of Starmer's pledge.
