Overview

• The government outlined four conditions for recognition: an immediate Gaza ceasefire, a halt to West Bank annexations, sustained humanitarian aid deliveries and renewed two-state negotiations
• Starmer specified that Hamas must release remaining hostages, disarm and accept exclusion from any Gaza administration before London proceeds with statehood recognition
• Downing Street recalled ministers from recess for urgent talks and presented the plan to President Trump, who said he never discussed statehood but acknowledged real starvation in Gaza
• French President Macron has already pledged to recognize Palestine at the UN in September, marking the first G7 endorsement and a coordinated European push
• Israel’s foreign ministry denounced the UK move as a “reward for Hamas” and warned it could undermine efforts to secure a Gaza ceasefire