Sir Keir Starmer’s threat to recognise Palestine if Israel does not end its war in Gaza and commit to a two-state solution carries profound symbolic weight.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Keir Starmer of rewarding Hamas's terrorism with the UK's change in stance on Palestinian statehood.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will hold an emergency cabinet on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Gaza and a proposed peace plan as he comes under mounting pressure from his own party to recognise a Palestinian state.

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It has long been a Labour position to recognise a Palestinian state as part of a peace process and at a time of maximum impact. There are important caveats. The prime minister said the UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless the Israeli government takes "substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza".

Sir Keir Starmer has appointed a former editor of The Sun newspaper to a senior communications role in Number 10, bringing him into the centre of government.David Dinsmore was editor of the tabloid newspaper between 2013 and 2015.