France will officially recognise a Palestinian state in September, President Emmanuel Macron says, making it the first G7 nation to do so
Palestinian officials welcome the decision, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says it "rewards terror", and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the move is "reckless"
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will hold a call with French and German leaders today, as he faces growing pressure from MPs to recognise a Palestinian state
Meanwhile the "entire humanitarian system is collapsing" in Gaza with the number of people dying from starvation rising, the UN's Palestinian refugee agency (Unrwa) says
On Thursday, the US and Israel withdrew their negotiating teams from Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar, with Washington accusing Hamas of not "acting in good faith" FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx2l2wk3zx0tc.co.uk/news/live/cx2l2wk3zx0t
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