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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will recall his cabinet from their summer break to discuss the situation in Gaza, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, amid growing pressure on the Labour government to recognise a Palestinian state.
Israel will coordinate airdrops of aid into Gaza from foreign countries in the coming days, an Israeli security official confirmed to ABC News.
The recall comes after Starmer said the British government would recognise a Palestinian state only as part of a negotiated peace deal.
The findings, by the think tank More in Common, revealed that 29 percent of respondents sympathised more with the Palestinian side in the war, compared to 15 percent who sympathised more with Israel. This marks an 11-point rise in support for Palestinians since November 2023, just weeks after the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel on 7 October.
The call comes after the three leaders spoke again by phone on Saturday morning, following Friday's conversation. According to the British PM Keir Starmer, the E3 leaders talked about the situation in Gaza,
The leaders of Britain, France, and Germany have demanded Israel allow unrestricted aid into Gaza to end a “humanitarian catastrophe."
Facing growing international condemnation over Palestinians starving to death in Gaza, Israel’s military is making a series of moves that it says will allow more aid into the enclave. Follow for live updates.
US President Donald Trump, on a visit to Scotland, said Israel would have to make a decision on its next steps in Gaza.
Israel rejects a joint statement which condemns the "drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians".
The leaders of Britain, France, and Germany plan to hold an emergency call Friday about the hunger crisis in Gaza.
British premier says Israel’s decision to allow aid drops came too late but vows to do everything possible to get supplies into Gaza through new route