France recognizes Palestinian statehood
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Trump envoy Steve Witkoff blames Hamas as Gaza ceasefire talks stall yet again, bringing no hope for starving Palestinian children.
The leaders of Britain, France, and Germany plan to hold an emergency call Friday about the hunger crisis in Gaza.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday the British government would recognise a Palestinian state only as part of a negotiated peace deal, disappointing many in his Labour Party who want him to follow France in taking swifter action.
A Palestinian teenager died on Friday from wounds inflicted by Israeli gunfire during a military raid on a refugee camp in the northern West Bank city of Nablus earlier this week, according to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa.
The prime minister faces cabinet splits over whether to go ahead with Palestinian state recognition immediately
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It comes as Sir Keir Starmer insisted that he was “unequivocal” about the need to recognise Palestinian statehood but only as one of the “concrete steps” towards turning a