UK, Australia, Canada and Portugal recognised Palestinian statehood on Sunday with France set to do the same
We are restarting our live coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza and the diplomacy around it.
European officials have reportedly warned Israel not to annex parts of the occupied West Bank in retaliation for western countries recognition of Palestinian statehood.
We have been clear that this decision that we are taking is about the best way to respect the security for Israel as well as the security for Palestinians.
It’s about protecting peace and justice and crucially security for the Middle East and we will continue to work with everyone across the region in order to be able to do that.