Victims of the October 7 atrocities have told Keir Starmer there can be no recognition of a Palestinian state until every hostage is free.
Sir Keir's decision to threaten Israel by offering statehood – while terror group Hamas still rules the Gaza Strip and holds 50 captives – sparked further ferocious backlash.
An official with Hamas responded to the PM's announcement by joyfully proclaiming that 'victory is closer than we expected'.
But freed British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari led the condemnation of the decision. She warned it 'risks rewarding terror', accusing Sir Keir of a 'moral failure' and being 'on the wrong side of history'.
'By legitimising a state entity while Hamas still controls Gaza and continues its campaign of terror, the Prime Minister is not promoting a solution; he is prolonging the conflict,' she said.
