JD Vance reaffirms US has 'no plans' to recognise Palestinian state

Vice President JD Vance has reiterated that the US has "no plans to recognise the Palestinian state" in a joint press conference with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy during an official visit.

Vance added that the US has "two goals" regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict.

"Number one, we want to make it so [sic] Hamas cannot attack innocent Israeli civilians ever again, and we think that has to come throught the eradication of Hamas.

"Second, the president has been very moved by these terrible images of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, so we want to make sure that we solve that problem." 

In July, France, the UK and Canada announced their intentions to recognise Palestine at the upcoming UN General Assembly in September, leaving the US among a slim minority of countries still refusing to offer Palestine diplomatic recognition. 

The US, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, vetoed a Palestinian application for full UN membership in April 2024, during the final months of the Biden administration.