UK will recognise Palestinian state unless Israel agrees to Gaza Ceasefire

He says the recognition will happen unless the Israeli government takes "substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza", including a ceasefire and a commitment to a long-term peace process Aljazeera reported.

Most countries - about 139 in all - formally recognise a Palestinian state, and last week France pledged to do so at the same UN meeting

Earlier, Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said more than 60,000 Palestinians have now been killed since Israel's offensive began

A UN-backed food security body also said "the worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out" in Gaza; Israel insists there are no restrictions on aid deliveries and that there is "no starvation"

Israel does not allow international news organisations, including the BBC, into Gaza to report freely