NEW YORK/LONDON – Britain urged Israel to let humanitarian aid enter Gaza through all crossings, including Rafah. Israel must fulfill its commitments to increase aid and guarantee the arrival of aid convoys and other humanitarian work, it said.
This came in a Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on Rafah.
The situation in Gaza is desperate and the toll on civilians continues to grow. Too many Palestinian civilians have been killed and there is an urgent need to get more aid to the people of Gaza to prevent a famine, he said.
The UK is clear that we would not support an expanded operation in Rafah unless there is a very clear plan for how to protect people and save lives. We have not seen that plan so, in these circumstances, we would not support an expanded operation in Rafah, he said.
Finally, the fastest way to end the conflict is to secure a deal which gets the hostages out and allows for a pause in the fighting. We must then work to turn that pause into a sustainable, permanent ceasefire, he added.
