R. Sunak and E. Macron: it is necessary to urgently deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip

A Downing Street spokesman said they spoke by phone after Israel launched a ground operation against the Palestinian militant group Hamas and expressed concern about the risk of escalation in the Middle East region.

After Hamas militants, who rule the Gaza Strip, invaded the territory of the Jewish state on October 7 and, according to Israeli officials, killed 1,400 people. people, mostly civilians, and took 230 hostages, Israel began a large-scale bombing campaign.

After several weeks of intense bombardment, which, according to the health ministry of the Hamas-controlled enclave, killed more than 8,000 people. lives.

“Leaders stressed the importance of urgently providing humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip,” read a transcript of the conversation between the leaders of France and the UK.

“They have agreed to work together to both provide the necessary food, fuel, water and medicine to those who need them, and to evacuate foreign nationals,” said a Downing Street spokesperson.

They also briefed each other on their talks with regional leaders, “emphasizing the importance of working to ensure stability in the region.”

“They expressed their shared concern about the risk of escalation in the wider region, particularly in the West Bank,” the statement said.

In addition, R. Sunaks and E. Macron “agreed that it is important not to lose sight of the long-term future of the region and, above all, the need to find a two-state solution.”

UK and French leaders stressed that Hamas does not represent ordinary Palestinians and that its barbarism should not undermine the legitimate aspirations of the enclave’s residents, according to a Downing Street spokesman.

The French president’s office said that during the conversation, E. Macron and R. Sunak also reaffirmed Israel’s right to defend itself under international law.

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