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UK’s Starmer calls Israeli escalation in Gaza ‘wrong’, urges Netanyahu to reconsider
As we reported earlier, British Energy Minister Miatta Fahnbulleh said he hoped Israel would reconsider its decision to take control of Gaza City.
Now, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is also weighing in, stating that Netanyahu’s plan is “wrong”.
“The Israeli Government’s decision to further escalate its offensive in Gaza is wrong, and we urge it to reconsider immediately,” he said in a statement. “This action will do nothing to bring an end to this conflict or to help secure the release of the hostages. It will only bring more bloodshed.”
Gaza City occupation plans reveal Israel never wanted ceasefire: Palestinian Mujahideen Movement
The Palestinian group says the Israeli decision to occupy Gaza City “reaffirms that the Israeli government was obstructing the ceasefire negotiation process and confirms its lack of concern for the lives of its captives” held in the enclave.
Its statement published on Telegram said the Palestinians would “resist any occupation or aggressive force”, adding: “Gaza will remain free and unbreakable.”
It also said the international community was complicit and condemned the US administration for providing a cover for Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people.
‘There is nothing left to occupy’: Gaza City resident
We heard from Palestinians in Gaza on what they thought of Israel’s plan to occupy Gaza City.
“There’s nothing left to occupy in the first place. We’re already dying. About 100 to 150 people die daily – on top of everything else we’re going through,” Mahmoud al-Qurashli, from eastern Gaza, told Al Jazeera.
“Practically all of Gaza has been squeezed into the western part of Gaza City, and that’s all that’s left. At this point, for the people, there’s no difference any more – whether [Israel] occupies it or not,” he added.
For Raed Abu Mohammed, a displaced Palestinian from eastern Gaza City’s Shujayea neighbourhood, the news was “shocking” and it came just as they had started to settle in.
“It is shocking, even though we’re living under occupation from the air, the land, and the sea,” he said.
“But life had just started to move on, we had begun to settle a bit in our places. We’ve been living in tents for five months. Yes, there’s suffering, yes, there’s death – yes. But we’re still clinging to life, clinging to life,” Abu Mohammed added.
