"Alongside the continued military offensive and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the UK government is alarmed at plans to accelerate Israeli settlements in the West Bank which ministers fear will end any hope of a two-state solution. Labour has sought to stress that recognition of a Palestinian state is not a reward for Hamas, and emphasised that it would have no role in the future governance of Gaza."
"It's important to state that the recognition of a Palestinian state, it is a consequence of the serious expansion that we're seeing in the West Bank, the settler violence that we're seeing in the West Bank and the intention and indications that we're seeing to build, for example, the E1 development that would run a coach and horses through the possibility of a two-state solution."
The UK will recognise a Palestinian state after concluding that Israel failed to meet conditions set in July and that the humanitarian situation has deteriorated significantly. The decision follows pressure from the US and families of hostages held by Hamas, and a prior pledge by Keir Starmer to act before the UN General Assembly if conditions did not improve. The government cited accelerating Israeli settlements and settler violence in the West Bank as threats to a two-state solution. Labour said recognition is not a reward for Hamas and will not alter Gaza governance. The UK plans to increase sanctions on Hamas and press for hostage releases.
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