The Latest Breaking News from Palestine

COMMENT: In the decades since the 1917 Balfour Declaration, the UK has broadly supported official recognition of a state of Palestine. So why has it taken more than a century for a government to sign up to it, asks Donald Macintyre

PM chairs emergency cabinet meeting to outline peace plan – including historic shift in UK policy on Palestine

KEIR Starmer has bowed to pressure and has pledged to recognise the state of Palestine in September.

RECOGNISING Palestine as state would “mean next to nothing” if it is not accompanied by concrete actions such as halting arms sales to Israel,…

Man said chants began when a cashier shouted ‘Free Palestine’ after noticing he and his son were wearing kippahs

It comes as the Prime Minister faces renewed pressure to recognise Palestine as a state.

France was the first G7 country and member of the UN Security Council to commit to formally recognising the state of Palestine

US president heaped praise on the Labour prime minister during their meeting and even gave him the green light to recognise Palestine, although he did advise cutting taxes and immigration to beat Nigel Farage at the next election

The UK will formally recognise the state of Palestine in September unless Israel acts to end the “appalling situation” in Gaza. After an emergency cabinet meeting, Downing Street released a statement saying the UK would recognise Palestine unless Israel committed to a long-term sustainable peace, allowed the UN to restart…

Anthony Albanese will recall well when another Labor prime minister was feeling the heat over Palestinian status.

COMMENT: In his time as a foreign minister, Tobias Ellwood argued that recognising Palestine was a card that can only ever be played once, so it must be used wisely. Here, he explains how such a move could now destroy Hamas and pave the way for peace in the Middle…