British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced this month that the United Kingdom would increase humanitarian aid to Gaza by 20 million pounds (about $24 million), after returning from a trip to the Middle East.
“We pledged an additional 10 million pounds (about $12 million) in aid to the citizens of Gaza. I can announce that we will go further. We will provide an additional 20 million pounds in humanitarian aid to Gaza,” he said. Rishi Sunak declared before the British Parliament.
Despite calls for “progress” on the “limited” opening of the Rafah terminal on the border with Egypt to allow humanitarian aid trucks to enter, it was assessed as “not enough”.
“We need continuous aid (in Gaza) that provides them with the water, food, medicine and fuel they need,” the prime minister stressed.
“We will maintain diplomatic pressure,” he added.
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Before this additional aid, the United Kingdom had planned to provide 27 million pounds ($32.8 million) this year to support the people of Gaza.
Three humanitarian aid convoys have now entered the besieged territory following massive Israeli bombardment in response to the October 7 attack by Hamas.
The UN is requesting at least 100 trucks a day for the 2.4 million people living on the Gaza border.
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On the other hand, according to information gathered by British services, the blast that hit the Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza on October 17 “may have been triggered by a missile or part of a missile,” the prime minister announced. Israel was from Gaza.”
The Hebrew government attributed the explosion to a defective rocket fired from Gaza, a theory backed by the United States, which Hamas blames on Israel.
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