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©Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer holds a press conference at the end of his cabinet's first meeting in Downing Street in London on July 6, 2024. (Claudia Greco / POOL / AFP)
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday called on all sides to exercise "caution" on the border between Israel and Lebanon in his first telephone conversation since he was elected with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Starmer told his counterpart the "situation on the northern border of Israel was very concerning, and it was crucial all parties acted with caution," a spokesperson for his 10 Downing Street office said.
Hezbollah fired another 20 rockets at northern Israel on Sunday, leaving one person injured. This is the latest cross-border attack launched in solidarity with Hamas.
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Discussing the conflict, the prime minister reiterated his condolences for the mass loss of life during the October 7 attacks, the spokesperson said.
"He then set out the clear and urgent need for a ceasefire, the return of hostages, and an immediate increase in the volume of humanitarian aid reaching civilians."
In his conversation with Netanyahu, Starmer added that it was also "important to ensure the long-term conditions for a two-state solution were in place, including ensuring the Palestinian Authority had the financial means to operate effectively."
Efforts towards a truce are continuing with US, Qatari, and Egyptian mediators hoping to halt the worst-ever Gaza war, which has caused mass civilian casualties and devastated the coastal territory.
The spokesperson said the prime minister also spoke by phone to Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas.
Starmer told Abbas that his "longstanding policy on recognition to contribute to a peace process had not changed, and it was the undeniable right of Palestinians."
With AFP
Starmer told his counterpart the "situation on the northern border of Israel was very concerning, and it was crucial all parties acted with caution," a spokesperson for his 10 Downing Street office said.
Hezbollah fired another 20 rockets at northern Israel on Sunday, leaving one person injured. This is the latest cross-border attack launched in solidarity with Hamas.
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Discussing the conflict, the prime minister reiterated his condolences for the mass loss of life during the October 7 attacks, the spokesperson said.
"He then set out the clear and urgent need for a ceasefire, the return of hostages, and an immediate increase in the volume of humanitarian aid reaching civilians."
In his conversation with Netanyahu, Starmer added that it was also "important to ensure the long-term conditions for a two-state solution were in place, including ensuring the Palestinian Authority had the financial means to operate effectively."
Efforts towards a truce are continuing with US, Qatari, and Egyptian mediators hoping to halt the worst-ever Gaza war, which has caused mass civilian casualties and devastated the coastal territory.
The spokesperson said the prime minister also spoke by phone to Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas.
Starmer told Abbas that his "longstanding policy on recognition to contribute to a peace process had not changed, and it was the undeniable right of Palestinians."
With AFP
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