Israeli ministers call for West Bank annexation after recognition push
UK and three other countries formally recognised Palestine on Sunday
UK and three other countries formally recognised Palestine on Sunday

Move comes as Israel intensifies military action in Gaza and expansion of settlements in the West Bank

Israeli PM is under pressure from far-right coalition partners to formally seize parts of occupied Palestinian territory

Ultranationalist finance minister says measures intended to bury ‘idea of a Palestinian state’

Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Keir Starmer of rewarding Hamas

Also in this newsletter: eastern European ministers meet to discuss ‘drone wall’

PM Mark Carney says decision needed to protect viability of a two-state future for Israelis and Palestinians