UK among 25 countries to demand end to war in Gaza

Foreign secretary David Lammy has joined other foreign ministers in condemning the Israeli government for depriving Palestinians “of human dignity”.

- CAITLIN DOHERTY

Mr Lammy and his counterparts from 24 other countries, including France, Australia and Canada, along with the European Union’s commissioner for equality, urged the Israeli government to “immediately lift restrictions on the flow of aid”. They called for the war to “end now” and described proposals to move 600,000 Palestinians to a so-called “humanitarian city” in Rafah as “completely unacceptable”.

In a statement shared yesterday afternoon, the politicians said: “The suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths. The Israeli government’s aid delivery model is dangerous, fuels instability, and deprives Gazans of human dignity. We condemn the drip-feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians, including children, seeking to meet their most basic needs of water and food.”