Britain announced on Tuesday it was prepared to recognise a Palestinian state in September unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the "appalling situation" in Gaza and meets other conditions.

Israel and the United States angrily — and wrongly — condemned French president Emmanuel Macron’s recognition of a Palestinian state.

There are 147 UN member states out of 193 that recognise the state of Palestine - but the UK is not one of them

Sir Keir Starmer had been under a lot of pressure to recognise Palestinian statehood. He was under pressure from more than 250 MPs, many from his party, who signed a letter urging recognition. He was under pressure from Jeremy Corbyn’s new left-wing party, which placed alleged UK complicity in the horror in Gaza at the centre of its launch.

Government ready to increase pressure on Israel over Gaza and West Bank, chancellery spokesman Stefan Kornelius says - Anadolu Ajansı

Germany is not planning to recognise a Palestinian state in the short term and said its priority now is to make "long-overdue progress" towards a two-state solution, a German government spokesperson said on Friday.

The SNP, an opposition party with just 9 seats in Westminster, announced that it will table a ‘Palestine Recognition Bill’ in September.

Two government officials said Britain was actively weighing the recognition of a Palestinian state, in a shift driven by public pressure over starvation in Gaza.

France's planned recognition expected to reshape EU dynamics, becoming 143rd UN member to back Palestinian statehood - Anadolu Ajansı

Sir Keir Starmer, German chancellor Friedrich Merz and French president Emmanuel Macron urged ac tion amid growing fears of mass starvation