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Thursday, January 25, 2024
Cameron says he pushed Netanyahu on getting more aid into Gaza
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron says he told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that more aid trucks must be able to enter Gaza and an immediate humanitarian pause is needed to help those trapped in a “desperate situation.”
Cameron, who is on a visit to the Middle East and met separately with Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday, says Britain and Qatar are working together to get more aid into Gaza, with a first joint consignment containing tents being flown into Egypt on Thursday before traveling by road to Gaza.
I met President Abbas to discuss the situation in the West Bank and Gaza.
I set out our plan to move from a pause – to get aid in and hostages out – towards a sustainable ceasefire, leading to a long term political solution, including a Palestinian state. pic.twitter.com/2KGkxMzZlU
— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) January 25, 2024
Israel denies holding up aid.
“The scale of suffering in Gaza is unimaginable. More must be done, faster, to help people trapped in this desperate situation,” Cameron says. “We have trebled our assistance for Gaza… But our efforts will only make a difference if aid gets to those who need it most.”
“As I said to PM Netanyahu… far more trucks need to be able to enter Gaza and more crossings need to open. We need an immediate humanitarian pause to get aid in and hostages out, followed by a sustainable ceasefire.”
Cameron pushed Israeli leaders for the southern Israeli port of Ashdod to be used for the delivery of aid into Gaza, his office says.
The Times of Israel Community.