Europe correspondent
Foreign Secretary David Lemi has said that Britain has tried to “influence the situation on the ground” in Gaza when the government announced that it would recognize a Palestinian state in September until I agreed to end the crisis in Israel Gaza.
Speaking to BBC’s Tom Betman at the United Nations in New York, Lemi said that the world had seen the “most frightening scene” in Gaza and called for a ceasefire.
The time had come, he said, “Palestinians to overcome the suffering of the people” and set a path for peace.
But the decision has been criticized by opposition parties, Liberal Democrats said that the recognition should be immediately, and the orthodox and reform Britain is no longer the right time.
The UK government has earlier stated that the recognition of a Palestinian state should come at a point when its maximum impact can occur as part of a peace process.
Lemi said Tuesday’s announcement “puts us on a route towards recognition”.
He said, “It is my honesty that the decision we have taken today affects the situation on the ground, and we reach that ceasefire, we get out of those hostages as soon as possible,” they told the BBC.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said back on the announcement, “The move rewarded” Hamas’ demonic terrorism “and” “appeasement of Jihadi terrorists always fail”.
Lemy said that the global community was “shot dead by children and killed to kill them” and was called to restore the flow and supply of medical equipment.
Labor MP Dame Emily Thornberry welcomed the change in the UK policy as a “historic moment”.
He said in a statement, “I have been asking the government to take this step for months … We should not reduce the importance of this step.”
Dame Emily Commerce heads the Foreign Affairs Committee, which said last week that the UK should work before working.
He said: “Recognition itself is not an end, it should be the first step for a long-term, two-state solution.”
Although Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davi was important, the recognition should not be used as a “bargained chip” to apply pressure to Israel and no conditions should be attached.
He said, “Instead of using recognition, which should have been several months ago, as a bargained chip, the Prime Minister should completely close the sale of arms and apply pressure to Israel, and implement restrictions against the Israeli cabinet,” he said.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said that, while he supported the Palestinian kingdom, doing so will not resolve war or human crisis.
In the social media post, he said, “Identifying a Palestinian kingdom will not bring the mortgage home, will not end war and will not help in Gaza. It is a political posture.”
Badenoch said that the Prime Minister Sir Kir was trying to fix a political problem at the stormer Labor Party as he faced growing pressure from his MPs.
Reform UK Zia Yusuf also criticized the government’s decision, stating the BBC’s newsnaight program, that it was a “political calculation” by the Prime Minister.
He said, “What it does, really quite aggressively, there is a terrible situation in Gaza,” he said.
In Tuesday’s address, Sir Kir said that Israel should also fulfill other conditions, with a long-term agitation, committed to a long-term sustainable peace that provides two-state solutions and allows the United Nations to resume the supply supply.
He said that Hamas should immediately leave all the hostages, signed a ceasefire, disproportionate and admit that they will not play any role in Gaza’s government.
The Israeli army launched a campaign in Gaza on 7 October 2023 in response to the Hamas -led attack on Southern Israel, killing around 1,200 people and 251 others were taken hostage.
According to the health ministry of the region, at least 60,034 people have been killed in Gaza since then.