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Monday, May 19, 2025
UK’s Starmer says Gaza situation ‘intolerable’; EU chief: ‘Aid must reach civilians’
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer calls the situation in Gaza “intolerable,” saying the government is working with allies to coordinate a response to the conflict.
“It’s a really serious, unacceptable, intolerable situation, and that’s why we are working intensely to coordinate with other leaders on how we respond to this,” Starmer tells reporters.
Speaking alongside him, Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, says the humanitarian situation in Gaza is “unacceptable” and calls for aid to reach civilians in the Palestinian territory immediately.
“For two months now, no humanitarian supplies have entered Gaza. Aid must reach civilians in need immediately and the blockade on Gaza must be lifted now,” she tells reporters during her visit to London.
The Times of Israel Community.