Calls for recognition in the U.K. grew across the political divide after images surfaced of the scale of starvation in Gaza.Erdem Sahin via EPA

Palestinian statehood ‘rewards Hamas,’ US warns Keir Starmer – POLITICO

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The U.S. warned Keir Starmer Tuesday that the U.K.’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state risked benefiting Hamas without bringing peace to the region.

U.S. State Department spokesperson, Tammy Bruce, was asked about the British government’s announcement on Tuesday to recognize a Palestinian state by the U.N. General Assembly in September unless Israel took “substantive steps” to end the crisis in Gaza. Those conditions include committing to a longterm peace process that delivers a two-state solution.

“This is a slap in the face to the victims of October 7,” Bruce said, referring to the deadly Hamas attacks on Israel in 2023. “It rewards Hamas.”