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Cooper Defends UK Contribution to Gaza Peace Process
Yvette Cooper highlighted the UK's active role in supporting the US-led peace initiative amid a pause in the Israel-Hamas conflict, with European nations collaborating closely.
- On 10-10-2025, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper defended the UK's contribution to the Gaza peace process at a meeting of foreign ministers in Paris and faced questions about Europe's role as Israel and Hamas agreed to pause their conflict.
- The UK said it will support the US-led peace initiative after months of work, while Emmanuel Macron, French president, hosted the Paris round-table with French and Saudi foreign ministers.
- Cooper paid tribute to the US, Qatar, Egypt and Turkey for their roles and travelled to the Paris meeting with German counterpart Johann Wadephul after meeting at Hillsborough Castle near Belfast.
- The pause includes a prisoner-for-hostage exchange as Hamas agreed to release remaining hostages; nearly 1,200 people were killed and about 250 taken as hostages around October 7.
- Looking to implementation, the UK stands ready, as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the UK has played an important behind-the-scenes role and supports the US peace initiative, while Donald Trump received praise and named Sir Tony Blair to a proposed 'Board of Peace'.
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Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper (Charles McQuillan/PA) Charles McQuillan Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has defended the UK's contribution to the Gaza peace process during a meeting of foreign ministers in Paris. Cooper faced questions about Europe's role in interim governance of Gaza as Israel and Hamas agreed to pause their two-year conflict. The ceasefire agreement includes Hamas releasing remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian priso…
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