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Friday, March 8, 2024
UK foreign minister says Britain will work with US on Gaza aid corridor
Britain will work alongside the United States to open a maritime corridor to deliver aid directly to Gaza, UK foreign minister David Cameron announces.
“Alongside the US, the UK and partners have announced we will open a maritime corridor to deliver aid directly to Gaza,” Cameron said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
People in Gaza are in desperate humanitarian need.
Alongside the US, the UK and partners have announced we will open a maritime corridor to deliver aid directly to Gaza.
We continue to urge Israel to allow more trucks into Gaza as the fastest way to get aid to those who need…
— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) March 8, 2024
The British statement comes a day after US President Joe Biden said that he had instructed the military to carry out an emergency mission to establish a temporary pier “on the Gaza coast” to allow for the delivery of aid to the enclave directly from the Mediterranean Sea.
