London and Washington are preparing options to recognize the State of Palestine. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that certain steps must be taken before recognizing a Palestinian state.
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken asked his department to review options related to recognizing that state. Sunak explained that the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) must be removed from Gaza first, and a Palestinian government must be established in Gaza and the West Bank. The British PM stressed his country's support for Israel and the need to remove what he described as a "terrorist threat" against it.