US EditionIsrael 'wrong' to escalate Gaza offensive, Starmer says, as IDF prepares to take Gaza City
UNITED KINGDOM, AUG 8 – UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer warns Israel’s Gaza City control plan will increase bloodshed and worsen the humanitarian crisis, urging immediate reconsideration of the offensive.
- On August 8, 2025, Israel's security cabinet gave the green light to a strategy for establishing complete authority over Gaza City amid ongoing conflict in the area.
- This decision followed mounting conflict and was driven by a majority of cabinet ministers who doubted alternatives would defeat Hamas or return hostages safely.
- The plan includes disarming Hamas, establishing an alternative civilian government, ensuring Israeli security, and providing humanitarian aid outside combat zones.
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the escalation 'wrong' and warned it 'will only bring more bloodshed,' urging immediate reconsideration and a diplomatic solution.
- The move sparked international condemnation and concern over worsening Gaza's humanitarian crisis, with calls for ceasefire, aid access, and hostage release under ongoing tensions.
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The controversial plan to seize densely populated parts of the enclave has further strained relations between Netanyahu's government and Western countries.
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UK condemns Israel plans to escalate Gaza conflict as ‘wrong’
London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday condemned as “wrong” Israel’s plan to further escalate its offensive in Gaza, calling for a reconsideration of the move that will only bring “more bloodshed” in the nearly two-year-long conflict. The UK condemnation came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet approved plans to takeover Gaza City in the Palestinian enclave by a majority vote overnight. The Israeli auth…
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diarioestrategia.clOn Friday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer asked his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, to reconsider immediately his order to occupy Gaza City, the most important city in the Palestinian enclave, because by doing so he will not be able to release the hostages and will only lead to more bloodshed.
Keir Starmer condemns Israel’s Gaza city takeover plan, calls for immediate ceasefire amid escalating crisis - The Statesman
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned Israel’s decision to seize control of Gaza City, calling the move “wrong” and urging an immediate ceasefire. As Israel’s security cabinet approves the offensive amid internal opposition and widespread protests, Starmer highlighted the worsening humanitarian crisis and the dire conditions faced by hostages held by Hamas.
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