The United Reform Church has backed the UK's decision to recognise the State of Palestine.
In a statement released on Tuesday it said the move steps, “away from using recognition as leverage in negotiations, and instead affirming the Palestinians’ inherent right to self-determination and equal participation in peace talks".
The Church said it hopes that it: “increases international pressure on Israel over its occupation policies and the ongoing crisis in Gaza, which many experts now describe as genocide”.
The Methodists Church along with four Church of England Bishops: the Bishops of Southwark, Gloucester, Chelmsford and Norwich and the Archbishop of York have also supported the UK Government’s decision.
On a video posted on X on Sunday, Prime Minster Keir Starmer officially announced the UK would recognise the state of Palestine in order to "to keep alive the possibility of peace and a two-state solution."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called it '“a reward to terrorism”.
Portugal, Canada, Australia and now France have also formally recognised a statehood for the Palestinian people.