Trump and Starmer to discuss Gaza
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Israel to allow limited aid into Gaza
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Meeting, which will take place despite parliament’s summer recess, comes as government faces increasing pressure to recognize Palestinian state
The leaders of Britain, France, and Germany have demanded Israel allow unrestricted aid into Gaza to end a “humanitarian catastrophe."
The recall comes after Starmer said the British government would recognise a Palestinian state only as part of a negotiated peace deal.
Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, and Israel parachuted aid packages into the territory for the first time in months over the weekend amid claims a third of the population has not eaten for days.
A joint statement by 28 countries including Britain, Japan and Canada is calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza. They say that the 21-month war “must end now."
Israel rejects a joint statement which condemns the "drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians".
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
Britain's immediate priority is alleviating suffering in Gaza and securing a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, a cabinet minister said on Friday, even as Prime Minister Keir Starmer comes under growing pressure to recognise a Palestinian state.