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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Eleni Courea Political correspondent

Starmer calls Gaza City takeover plan wrong and urges Israel to reconsider

An aerial image shows smoke rising above Gaza City during an aid airdrop on Thursday.
Keir Starmer called on Israel to de-escalate rather than launch an operation to occupy Gaza City. Photograph: Raad Adayleh/AP

Keir Starmer has urged Benjamin Netanyahu to reconsider his plans to take over Gaza City and said the move would only bring more bloodshed.

The British prime minister said Israel’s decision to escalate a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians over the past 22 months while pushing the territory into famine was wrong and would do nothing to secure the release of Israeli hostages.

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