London: UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy affirmed today that the war in Gaza must end immediately, announcing his country's allocation of £60 million to support humanitarian and medical efforts in the strip.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, in his address to Parliament, Lammy criticized the new Israeli aid delivery system, describing it as inhumane and dangerous. He highlighted that the system forces civilians, including children, to scramble unsafely for life's essentials, leading to heavy human casualties.
Lammy explained that the Israeli army has forced Palestinians to displace from 86 percent of the Gaza Strip, leaving approximately two million people trapped in an area no larger than 20 square miles. He noted that this displacement does not preserve civilian safety but rather exposes them to danger.
Furthermore, Lammy warned of an escalating campaign in the West Bank aimed at preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state. He attributed this to the Benjamin Netanyahu government's extremist ideological motive, which seeks to suffocate the two-state solution. This, he noted, is evident in the unprecedented settlement expansion and settler violence.
