LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will recall his cabinet from their summer break to discuss the situation in Gaza, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, amid growing pressure on the Labour government to recognise a Palestinian state.

The findings, by the think tank More in Common, revealed that 29 percent of respondents sympathised more with the Palestinian side in the war, compared to 15 percent who sympathised more with Israel. This marks an 11-point rise in support for Palestinians since November 2023, just weeks after the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel on 7 October.

United Kingdom Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, has described the announced ten-hour daily pause in Israeli attacks on Gaza as 'insufficient', stating that the measure offers only limited relief to the suffering population.

In a statement, David Lammy said that while the announcement was “essential but long overdue,” more action was needed to meet the needs of people in Gaza.

Britain's immediate priority is alleviating suffering in Gaza and securing a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, a cabinet minister said on Friday, even as Prime Minister Keir Starmer comes under growing pressure to recognise a Palestinian state.

The Isle of Man has added its voice to mounting calls from the UK and United Nations for humanitarian intervention in Gaza. The Chief Minister Alfred Cannan wrote to Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood following discussions with the Council of Ministers.

The UK is committed to recognising a Palestinian state "at a time most conducive to the prospects of peace" in the region, Starmer told the Commons Liaison Committee this week. Later this month, France with co-chair an international conference at the United Nations in New York where it plans to announce that it recognises Palestine.

We are deeply committed to recognition of Palestine as state, that was part of our manifesto, but obviously we want that to be meaningful,' says Jonathan Reynolds - Anadolu Ajansı