Overview

• Downing Street is preparing to move on recognition as early as Sunday ahead of the UN General Assembly unless Israel meets the stated conditions.
• President Donald Trump publicly said he disagrees with the plan and has argued recognition now would reward Hamas, stressing that hostage release must come first.
• Prime Minister Keir Starmer denied timing the announcement around Trump’s state visit and reiterated that Hamas should have no role in any future Palestinian governance.
• Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accused Starmer of “rewarding terrorism,” while Israeli President Isaac Herzog warned recognition would not help hostages and could be read by Hamas as encouragement.
• France, Canada, Japan and Australia are reported to be planning similar recognition steps, as senior US Republicans urged allied governments to reverse course in a letter warning of risks to Israel’s security.