Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday said the Israel-Palestine question was a "test case" for the United Nations and the world as he addressed a high-level conference on the two-state solution in New York.

Earlier on Tuesday, Starmer said Britain will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel meets specific conditions.

Britain announced on Tuesday it was prepared to recognise a Palestinian state in September unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the "appalling situation" in Gaza and meets other conditions.

United Nations held a summit to push for Palestinian statehood as Gaza war raged on and global pressure mounted.

The Trump administration boycotts U.N. summit on Palestinian statehood co-sponsored by France and Saudi Arabia, as critics call the event a stumbling block to peace efforts in the Middle East.

Supported by France's imminent recognition of Palestinian statehood, UN members meet next week to breathe life into the push for a two-state solution as Israel, expected to

Peace is possible. We need an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages, and massive humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza,” French President Emmanuel Macron asserted on X, triggering a diplomatic quake that continues to resonate across the world’s most powerful democracies.