US EditionNo Plans to Send UK Troops to Help Monitor Gaza Ceasefire, Says Cooper
The US will lead ceasefire monitoring on the ground with troops from neighbouring states while the UK supports peace efforts through finance and diplomacy.
- On Friday, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said there will be no British troops on the ground in Gaza to police the ceasefire, adding `That's not our plan, there's no plans to do that.`
- News of the ceasefire came just two days after the second anniversary of October 7, following Hamas agreeing to release remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
- The US has proposed leading a monitoring process to oversee hostage release and aid, with neighbouring states providing troops while US officials said no American forces would enter Gaza.
- Having put forward proposals and recognised a Palestinian state, the UK will support through peace framework proposals and mobilise private finance for Gaza.
- Speaking on LBC, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the ceasefire could come within 24 hours, calling it `still a fragile process but it is one there is a huge momentum behind` as Gaza suffers over two years of bombardment with more than 67,000 Palestinians killed.
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No Plans for British Troops to Be on the Ground in Gaza, Says Foreign Secretary
There will be no British troops on the ground in Gaza to help police the ceasefire agreement, the Foreign Secretary has said. Yvette Cooper has continued to defend the UK’s role in the peace process, following Israel and Hamas’s agreement. The pause in the two-year war came after Hamas agreed to release the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. Asked on BBC Breakfast on Friday whether there will be British troops in Gaza, Ms …
UK Played 'key Role' In Gaza Peace Deal But No UK Troops On Ground, Minister Says - Great Yorkshire Radio
Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, told Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips that Sir Keir Starmer’s presence at a signing ceremony for the ceasefire deal in Egypt on Monday “demonstrates the key role that we have played”. Politics latest: Phillipson announces crackdown on antisemitism at UK universities She would not say exactly what the UK’s role in the ceasefire, largely attributed to Donald Trump, is or was. But she added: “We have …
The British weekly The Economist has dedicated the front page of its edition to the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. The title shares a certain optimism, wanting to see it as a real break from previous peace initiatives.
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