The Prime Minister thanked Egypt for its role in helping to allow some to leave via the Rafah border crossing.
Rishi Sunak said the UK will continue to work closely with Egypt and Israel to ensure more British citizens can leave Gaza safely.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said it has agreed, with Egyptian and Israeli authorities, a list of British nationals that want to leave Gaza.Credit: Carl Court/PA “The leaders talked about urgent work to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza, and the Prime Minister updated on plans for a second UK aid flight to support the work of the Egyptian Red Crescent. He said ensuring life-saving aid and medical treatment reaches civilians by all available routes is a top priority and the UK stands ready to provide further support.
The UK has a Border Force team in Cairo, with consular officials in Arish, near Rafah, to provide support for Britons who leave Gaza.Protesters, some waving Palestinian flags, shouted “ceasefire now” as US vice president Kamala Harris arrived in Downing Street for a meeting with Mr Sunak on Wednesday evening.
Ms Harris said Israel has a “right to defend itself”, there must be “no conflation between the Palestinian people and Hamas”, and there “should not be any intentional targeting” of civilians.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Rishi Sunak: We will keep working to help more British citizens leave GazaThe Prime Minister thanked Egypt for its role in helping to allow some to leave via the Rafah border crossing.
Read more »
Rishi Sunak: We will keep working to help more British citizens leave GazaThe Prime Minister thanked Egypt for its role in helping to allow some to leave via the Rafah border crossing.
Read more »
Manchester and Liverpool 'could get £20bn to build new rail link between cities'Mayor hopes region could still 'salvage something' after Rishi Sunak scrapped HS2 in the North
Read more »
Rishi Sunak blocks Scottish Government from major AI summitRISHI Sunak has blocked the Scottish Government from being represented at a major AI summit.
Read more »
Elon Musk expected to attend AI summit in UKUK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he would do a live interview with the tech billionaire.
Read more »
Five key questions about Rishi Sunak’s AI summit – and what will changeThe UK is hosting a two-day summit on AI safety from Bletchley Park - but will it actually achieve anything?
Read more »