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Gavin Grey: UK and Europe Correspondent on the UK and France planning on recognising Palestine as a state unless Israel agrees to ceasefire
Published 9 months ago
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Israel's rejected the UK's moves to recognise Palestine as a state at a UN meeting in September.
The UK and France will both do so, unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire.
New Zealand isn't among the 139 countries that recognise a Palestinian state, but last year Foreign Minister Winston Peters stated it's a question of when, not if.
UK and Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey told Ryan Bridge Israel's rejected the move, stating it harms efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza.
He says this comes amid huge pressure in Gaza, with 60 thousand now killed during Israeli action there.
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