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Israel will coordinate airdrops of aid into Gaza from foreign countries in the coming days, an Israeli security official confirmed to ABC News.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to convene a cabinet meeting next week to address the escalating crisis in Gaza, according to a government source. The meeting, first reported by the Financial Times,
The leaders of Britain, France, and Germany have demanded Israel allow unrestricted aid into Gaza to end a “humanitarian catastrophe."
The findings, by the think tank More in Common, revealed that 29 percent of respondents sympathised more with the Palestinian side in the war, compared to 15 percent who sympathised more with Israel. This marks an 11-point rise in support for Palestinians since November 2023, just weeks after the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel on 7 October.
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,
Facing growing international condemnation over Palestinians starving to death in Gaza, Israel’s military is making a series of moves that it says will allow more aid into the enclave. Follow for live updates.
Israel rejects a joint statement which condemns the "drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians".
The leaders of Britain, France, and Germany plan to hold an emergency call Friday about the hunger crisis in Gaza.
British premier says Israel’s decision to allow aid drops came too late but vows to do everything possible to get supplies into Gaza through new route