British families say they were told that the release of those still in the hands of the group would 'play no part' in the UK's plans to recognise statehood.

Ayelet Svatitzky, whose mother is still being held hostage after her two brothers were killed, said "this is a prize for Hamas for the murder of my 2 brothers".

Keir Starmer said the UK was committed to getting hostages released by Hamas as well as doing 'everything we can to alleviate the human catastrophe in Gaza'