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David Hughes

Starmer steps up call for aid to flow into Gaza after US vetoes UN resolution

The Prime Minister called for the restoration of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas (Isabel Infantes/PA) - (PA Wire)

Aid needs to reach the people of Gaza “at speed and at volume”, Sir Keir Starmer has said, describing the current situation as “utterly intolerable”.

The UK backed a UN Security Council resolution calling for Israel to lift restrictions on aid, but the move was vetoed by Donald Trump’s US.

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