US EditionHostage Families: Releases Will Play ‘No Part’ in UK Plan to Recognise Palestine
UNITED KINGDOM, AUG 1 – The UK government plans to recognise Palestine to address Gaza's crisis and seek a ceasefire despite hostage families warning it could worsen hostage situations, officials said.
- Sir Keir Starmer declared that the UK plans to recognise Palestine in September, prior to the UN General Assembly, unless Israel fulfills certain specified conditions.
- The decision follows ongoing demands that Hamas release hostages, disarm, and have no future role in Gaza's governance, while Israel must allow aid and halt West Bank annexations.
- Families of British hostages met with Foreign Office officials seeking clarity on whether conditions would be imposed on Hamas, expressing concern that recognition plans ignore hostage releases.
- Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds stated, "we don't negotiate with terrorists, Hamas are terrorists," while the UK affirmed no side will hold a veto on recognition through actions or inactions.
- The UK will assess progress by Israel and Hamas ahead of the UN Assembly, but families warn the policy "could even hurt" hostages, urging the government to reconsider its approach.
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Keir Starmer has now made two fundamental miscalculations about Gaza
The decision by Keir Starmer to offer recognition for Palestine in the autumn is the result of a miscalculation which is rarely referred to in the Government.The Prime Minister and his foreign secretary, David Lammy, wrongly assumed in Opposition, that in giving full backing to Israel’s military action to destroy Hamas’s military capability in Gaza after the horrors of the 7 October attacks two years ago, this would yield a clear and quick outco…
UK families: Hostage release not a factor in Palestinian recognition
LONDON — British families of hostages taken by the Hamas say they have been told that the release of those still held would "play no part" in the U.K.’s plans to recognize Palestine and urged U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer to change course. Starmer announced earlier this week that the United Kingdom would take the step of recognizing Palestine in September ahead of the U.N. General Assembly ...
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