This followed Prime Minister Kiel Starmer’s announcement of official recognition of Palestinian state, a move consistent with similar perceptions by Canada and Australia.
British media reported that some foreign ministry websites replaced references to “occupied Palestinian territory” with “Palestine.” The changes appear on pages providing travel advice to Israel and Palestine, and reported that the Gulf Coast reported on a list of foreign ministry missions overseas, as well as an official map of the region.
On Sunday, the Prime Minister announced that Britain had officially recognized the state of Palestine. “In the face of growing fear in the Middle East, we are working to maintain peace and the potential for a two-state solution,” he said at a press conference.
The UK is now the third G7 country to recognize the Palestinian state after Canada and Australia. The move is the day before the meeting on the bystanders of the UN General Assembly, co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and France, and several French-led countries will announce their approval of Palestine.
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