{"id":195099,"date":"2023-10-20T21:38:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T21:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/?p=195099"},"modified":"2023-10-20T21:38:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T21:38:58","slug":"rishi-sunak-insists-help-for-gaza-civilians-must-be-a-top-priority-in-middle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/politics\/rishi-sunak-insists-help-for-gaza-civilians-must-be-a-top-priority-in-middle\/","title":{"rendered":"Rishi Sunak insists help for Gaza civilians must be a top priority in Middle …"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Prime Minister met with the leader of the Palestinian Authority, the President of Egypt and the Emir of Qatar in a bid to ramp up support for civilians trapped in Gaza and to avoid the Israel-Hamas war from developing into a regional conflict.<\/p>\n

Mr Sunak called for the swift \u00adreopening of the Egypt-Gaza border, where some 20 aid trucks are poised to enter.<\/p>\n

Mr Sunak discussed how to provide \u201cpractical assistance\u201d with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister said: \u201cHe and I had a good discussion about how the UK can provide practical assistance on the ground to ensure the sustainability of that aid through the [Rafah] crossing to the people who need it.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe immediate priority right now though, is to get humanitarian aid to the people who need it in Gaza. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve increased our funding and are providing practical support on the ground in cooperation with others to do that longer term, we all share a vision of a future where Palestinian people can live with dignity freedom and security and we need to work hard to make that happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

The UK has consistently \u201cprioritised\u201d getting the Rafah crossing \u2013 the sole border crossing between Gaza and Egypt \u2013 open. A convoy of trucks carrying water, food, fuel and medicines is stuck in Egypt, unable to enter Gaza despite the humanitarian crisis intensifying.<\/p>\n

Mr Sunak added: \u201cIt\u2019s been a \u00adfeature of all my conversations, and I\u2019m very pleased that that will now imminently happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

During discussions with Qatari ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, No 10 said the pair \u201cunderlined the imperative of avoiding any escalation in the violence across the region\u201d, agreeing that \u201cleaders had a responsibility to do everything possible to prevent it\u201d.<\/p>\n

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