LONDON: A government minister in the UK has rejected claims that plans to recognize Palestine breach international law. It came after an influential group of House of Lords peers wrote to the attorney general warning against the move by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who had earlier this week pledged to recognize a Palestinian state in September if Israel fails to reach a ceasefire with Hamas, among other conditions. The group of 38 peers wrote to Lord Hermer in a letter that said Starmer’s pledge may be unlawful under the 1933 Montevideo Convention.

According to the article, seven cabinet members are pressuring the prime minister to recognize the Palestinian state

Keir Starmer said conditions include a ceasefire and that Israel commits to a long-term peace process that delivers a Two State Solution.