Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said he hopes the UK’s move to recognise a Palestinian state in September will “affect the situation on the ground” and lead to a ceasefire in Gaza.The UK announced on Tuesday it would recognise a Palestinian state if Israel did not agree a ceasefire and take steps to end the war.Speaking to the BBC’s Tom Bateman at the UN in New York, Lammy said the world had seen “the most horrific scenes” in Gaza and the time had come to “abate the suffering of the Palestinian people”.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hit back at the UK’s decision, saying it rewarded “Hamas’s monstrous terrorism” and “appeasement towards jihadist terrorists always fails”.The decision has also been criticised by opposition parties, with the Liberal Democrats saying recognition should happen right away, and the Conservatives and Reform UK arguing now is not the right time.The UK government has previously said recognition of a Palestinian state should come at a point when it can have maximum impact, as part of a peace process.Lammy said Tuesday’s announcement “puts us on a pathway towards recognition”.”It is my sincere hope that the decision that we have taken today affects the situation on the ground, and we get to that ceasefire, we get to those hostages coming out as soon as possible,” he told the BBC.Lammy added that the global community was “deeply offended by children being shot and killed as they reach out for aid” and called for the flow of medical equipment and supplies to be restored.In a …
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[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nnForeign Secretary David Lammy has said he hopes the UK’s move to recognise a Palestinian state in September will “affect the situation on the ground” and lead to a ceasefire in Gaza.The UK announced on Tuesday it would recognise a Palestinian state if Israel did not agree a ceasefire and take steps to end the war.Speaking to the BBC’s Tom Bateman at the UN in New York, Lammy said the world had seen “the most horrific scenes” in Gaza and the time had come to “abate the suffering of the Palestinian people”.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hit back at the UK’s decision, saying it rewarded “Hamas’s monstrous terrorism” and “appeasement towards jihadist terrorists always fails”.The decision has also been criticised by opposition parties, with the Liberal Democrats saying recognition should happen right away, and the Conservatives and Reform UK arguing now is not the right time.The UK government has previously said recognition of a Palestinian state should come at a point when it can have maximum impact, as part of a peace process.Lammy said Tuesday’s announcement “puts us on a pathway towards recognition”.”It is my sincere hope that the decision that we have taken today affects the situation on the ground, and we get to that ceasefire, we get to those hostages coming out as soon as possible,” he told the BBC.Lammy added that the global community was “deeply offended by children being shot and killed as they reach out for aid” and called for the flow of medical equipment and supplies to be restored.In a …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]
