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COMMENT: The natural reaction of the British public to the scenes of starvation and death in Gaza is to call on politicians to do something – Emily Thornberry, chair of the foreign affairs select committee, says Keir Starmer must follow France and formally recognise Palestinian statehood

"Peace is possible."

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In a statement published on Thursday night, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France will recognise Palestine as a state, a move that is to be formalised at the UN General Assembly this coming September.

President Emmanuel Macron says France will formally recognise the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly.

Aid groups have warned of starvation in the Gaza Strip and the US said it was cutting short ceasefire talks.

Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure from within his own party to recognise a Palestinian state as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues.