The UK has officially recognised a Palestinian state. Here's Sir Keir Starmer's announcement in full.
In the face of the growing horror in the Middle East, we are acting to keep alive the possibility of peace and a two-state solution.
That means a safe and secure Israel alongside a viable Palestinian state. At the moment, we have neither.
Ordinary people, Israeli and Palestinian, deserve to live in peace, to try to rebuild their lives free from violence and suffering.
That's what the British people desperately want to see. Yet almost two years after the barbaric attacks of 7 October, hostages are still held by the terrorists of Hamas.
