Gaza, Keir Starmer
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Israel’s military says airdrops of aid will begin in Gaza
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to raise the prospect of reviving ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas when he meets US President Donald Trump in Scotland.
Israel will coordinate airdrops of aid into Gaza from foreign countries in the coming days, an Israeli security official confirmed to ABC News.
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."
Macron shocked the world on Thursday when he broke ranks with his allies and announced that France would recognize Palestine as a nation-state.
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.
The Isle of Man has added its voice to mounting calls from the UK and United Nations for humanitarian intervention in Gaza. The Chief Minister Alfred Cannan wrote to Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood following discussions with the Council of Ministers.
The UK is committed to recognising a Palestinian state "at a time most conducive to the prospects of peace" in the region, Starmer told the Commons Liaison Committee this week. Later this month, France with co-chair an international conference at the United Nations in New York where it plans to announce that it recognises Palestine.