承认巴勒斯坦为主权国家的威胁 solely针对本雅明·内塔尼亚胡，旨在通过施压促使其结束战争并承诺实现和平。

基尔·斯塔默爵士向以色列发出明确信号：立即结束加沙战争，否则英国将承认巴勒斯坦国。这一举动似乎令唐纳德·特朗普与本杰明·内塔尼亚胡措手不及。

首相此举虽具象征意义，但实则无甚作用。加沙当前急需的是食物——而且是刻不容缓的。

这一决定无法缓解苦难。

随着饥荒在加沙地带蔓延，国际机构警告将出现大规模饿死人的情况，国际社会不得不采取行动。但关于建国的讨论并不能解决加沙人民的温饱问题。

承认巴勒斯坦为主权国家的威胁 solely 针对内塔尼亚胡，旨在通过施压促使其结束战争并承诺实现和平。

但以色列总理的回应似乎暗示了相反的态度：他正采取强硬立场。除非彻底击败哈马斯，否则他绝不会同意停火和撤军。以色列认为，英国的决定是对"圣战恐怖分子的绥靖"。

英国方面对于加沙地带未来的领导权归属、边界划分问题，以及若其于9月承认巴勒斯坦国并加入已承认该国的150个国家行列后，由谁来重建这片大部分已成废墟的土地，均未给出明确表态。

那么英国还能采取哪些替代方案呢？

基尔爵士可以实施全面武器禁运。他可以向以色列表明：若截至月底仍未有足够食物获准进入，我们将停止向你们提供弹药、援助与支持。

当前的重点应是向以色列施压，迫使其接受停火协议。此刻其他任何举措都显得微不足道且为时已晚。

The threat of recognising Palestine as a sovereign state is aimed solely at Benjamin Netanyahu with the hope that it will pressure him into wrapping up the war and committing to peace.

In a move that seems to have caught Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu by surprise, Sir Keir Starmer has sent a clear message to Israel: end the war in Gaza or the UK will recognise Palestine.

It is a symbolic but largely meaningless move by the prime minister. What is needed right now in Gaza is food - and fast.

This decision will not alleviate the suffering.

With famine stalking the Strip and international bodies warning of mass death caused by starvation, the international community felt compelled to act. But talk of statehood won't feed the people of Gaza.

The threat of recognising Palestine as a sovereign state is aimed solely at Mr Netanyahu with the hope that it will pressure him into wrapping up the war and committing to peace.

But the Israeli prime minister's response seemed to suggest the opposite: he is digging in. Nothing, except total victory over Hamas, will see him commit to a ceasefire and military withdrawal. The decision by the UK is, according to Israel, an "appeasement towards jihadist terrorists".

There is also no real clarity from the UK as to who the leadership in Gaza will be, what the borders are, and who will rebuild the largely destroyed Strip if the UK recognises Palestine in September and joins the other 150 nations who have already done so.

So what could the UK do instead?

Sir Keir could implement a full arms embargo. He could turn to Israel and say if by the end of the month there is still not enough food being let in, we will stop sending you ammunition, aid and support.

The focus should be on pressuring Israel to accept a ceasefire. Everything else at this point feels too little and too late.