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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Lynch

PM signals UK will help Gaza aid airdrop amid calls for Palestinian statehood

Palestinians walk along a road towards an area in the northern Gaza Strip where trucks are entering with humanitarian aid in Gaza City (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP) - (AP)

Sir Keir Starmer has suggested the UK will play a role in dropping aid into Gaza by air, as he faces calls from 221 cross-party MPs to recognise a Palestinian state.

Israel said on Friday it will allow airdrops of aid by foreign countries into Gaza to alleviate starvation in the Palestinian territory.

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