Sunak also echoed calls for a 'humanitarian pause' to allow further aid into the besieged Gaza Strip.
Rishi Sunak has issued a statement marking six months of the war Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has marked half a year since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas, which has seen more than 30,000 deaths. The Prime Minister said the UK continues to support Israel’s right to defend its security – but said he is appalled by the deaths of aid workers last week from an Israeli strike. Sunak also echoed calls for a ‘humanitarian pause’ to allow further aid into the besieged Gaza Strip.
Brits are now more likely to sympathise with Palestinians – a 13% increase from the low sympathy percentage of 15% reported initially after October 7. The opening salvo of the war between Hamas and Israel began with the Supernova music festival massacre in the southern Israeli desert.
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