The U.K. will recognize a Palestinian state if Israel and Hamas don't reach a ceasefire

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement inside No. 10 Downing Street on the day the Cabinet was recalled to discuss the situation in Gaza, in London, Tuesday.

The United Kingdom plans to recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel takes steps to resolve the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and stop the annexation of the West Bank.

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