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Prime Minister Cameron called for an “urgent investigation” into the deaths of more than 100 Palestinians waiting for an aid convoy in Gaza.
In strengthening the UK government’s rhetoric against the Israeli government, the foreign secretary said the killing was “horrible” and “must never happen again”.
The tone of the statement reflected widespread international condemnation of the incident on Thursday, which it said was caused by Israeli forces opening fire on civilians queuing for aid. has been done.
The Tel Aviv government has acknowledged that soldiers started the shooting, but claims many of the deaths were caused by the stampede.
Despite the strong words, the Foreign Secretary made it clear that the British government had not changed its policy from calling for a “humanitarian pause” to fighting to a more forceful stance calling for a ceasefire.
Prime Minister David Cameron said in a statement: “Yesterday’s deaths of people waiting for relief vehicles in Gaza were tragic. There needs to be an urgent investigation and accountability. Something like this must never happen again.
“What happened yesterday cannot be separated from inadequate aid supplies. Only half the number of trucks entered Gaza in February than in January. This is completely unacceptable.”
Prime Minister Cameron said Israel had an obligation to ensure that “significantly more humanitarian aid reaches the people of Gaza”, adding: Eliminate bureaucratic hurdles. Enabling aid operations in Gaza. and ensure that strong conflict resolution mechanisms are in place to protect ordinary Palestinians, NGOs, health workers and others providing aid.
“This tragedy only underscores the importance of ensuring a humanitarian pause. A sustained cessation of fighting is essential to providing life-saving aid at the scale needed and supporting those brutally detained by Hamas.” This is the only way to free the hostages.”
French President Emmanuel Macron previously expressed “deep outrage at the footage from Gaza showing civilians being targeted by Israeli soldiers,” adding: Law. “
The deaths have raised concerns that a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas could be delayed.
An attempt by the United Nations Security Council to agree on a statement blaming Israel for the convoy’s deaths was blocked by the United States.