"Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, who was foreign secretary until earlier this month, said an announcement on the recognition of a Palestinian state will come later Sunday from Prime Minister Keir Starmer. "Any decision to recognize a Palestinian state, if that were to take place later on today, does not make a Palestinian state happen overnight," he told Sky News. He suggested that recognition would help keep the prospect of a two-state solution alive, and stressed that identifying the Palestinian people with Hamas was mistaken."
"In July, in the wake of intense pressure within his governing Labour Party, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the U.K. would recognize a Palestinian state unless Israel agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza, allowed the U.N. to bring in aid and took other steps toward long-term peace. The anticipated move comes ahead of the U.N. General Assembly this week, where other nations, including Australia, Canada and France, are also readying to recognize a Palestinian state."
The U.K. plans to recognize a Palestinian state after determining Israel did not meet conditions set regarding the Gaza war. The recognition is largely symbolic but intended to increase diplomatic pressure to end the Gaza conflict and help pave the way toward a durable peace and two-state solution. Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said Prime Minister Keir Starmer will announce the recognition. Lammy emphasized recognition does not create a state overnight and that identifying Palestinians with Hamas is mistaken. The decision follows Starmer's July pledge demanding a ceasefire, U.N. aid access and steps toward long-term peace. The U.S. and Israel oppose the move while other countries prepare similar recognition ahead of the U.N. General Assembly.
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