United Kingdom (UK) Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, David Lammy, said, “the UK has consistently made clear that Israel must do more to get aid into Gaza and comply with international humanitarian law.”
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This is coming as the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to worsen as a result of Israel’s siege imposed on the city as it fights against Palestinian fighters, known as, Hamas.
According to David Lammy: “The situation in Northern Gaza is dire with the UN reporting that barely any food has entered in the last two weeks.
The UK has consistently made clear that Israel must do more to get aid into Gaza and comply with international humanitarian law.
We need an immediate ceasefire, much more aid in and hostages out. “
According to gov.uk, David Lammy full Statement on Israel ensuring more aid gets into Gaza:
Foreign Secretary David Lammy said:
The humanitarian situation in Northern Gaza is dire, with access to basic services worsening and the UN reporting that barely any food has entered in the last 2 weeks.
Israel must ensure civilians are protected and ensure routes are open to allow life-saving aid through. Along with our French and Algerian counterparts, we have called an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council today to address this.
While the conflict continues, all parties are bound by international humanitarian law. Reflecting our concerns – the UK made the difficult decision last month to suspend export licences to Israel that could be used in military operations in Gaza. This does not change our steadfast support for Israel’s security.
Along with our international partners, we continue to call for an immediate ceasefire, to allow more humanitarian aid to get in and get the remaining hostages out.
