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Sir Keir Starmer will discuss Gaza's humanitarian crisis and alleged war crimes with Israeli President Herzog, amid calls from MPs to deny Herzog UK entry due to genocide concerns.
- On Wednesday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will meet Isaac Herzog, President of Israel, at Downing Street during Herzog's three-day UK visit next week.
- Following international backlash, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said Israel's strikes in Doha, Qatar violate sovereignty and risk escalating conflict, drawing condemnation including from the White House.
- With mass protests building, reports state at least 64,605 people have been killed in Gaza and British doctors described weeks without food for infants.
- Starmer will press Herzog for an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages and a huge surge in humanitarian aid, Downing Street said.
- Downing Street emphasized that the UK has not concluded genocide occurred and said international courts should decide, while Isaac Herzog, President of Israel, visits to show solidarity with the Jewish community.
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Protesters chant ‘lock him up’ as Starmer meets Israeli president
Sir Keir Starmer has held a controversial pre-arranged meeting with the Israeli president Isaac Herzog at Downing Street having earlier said he would make it "absolutely clear" that he condemned Israel's action in bombing Hamas leaders in Qatar.
Herzog to meet Starmer at 10 Downing Street to protest Palestine recognition
Israeli President to meet UK PM in London to protest the British government's intention to recognize a Palestinian state while Hamas still holds 48 hostages and the notion of sanctions against Israel.
UK PM Starmer hosts Israeli president for tense talks over Gaza and Qatar attack
By Andrew MacAskill and William JamesLONDON (Reuters) -Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrived for talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Downing Street on Wednesday in what is likely to be a tense meeting, with both leaders planning to criticise each other country's recent behaviour. The meeting comes a day after Israel expanded its attacks on Hamas by launching an airstrike aimed at killing the Islamist group's political leaders in Q…
Furious MP snaps at Starmer for meeting Israel’s PM ‘whilst children in Gaza starve’
Sir Keir Starmer’s upcoming meeting with Israel’s president Isaac Herzog has been slammed by a furious Stephen Flynn. Speaking during Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday (10 September), the SNP's Westminster leader described Gaza as a “graveyard” and called out the prime minister for inviting Mr Herzog, a man who “has called for the collective punishment of the Palestinian people”, into No 10. He said Mr Herzog will “ignore every word you sa…
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Starmer vows to be ‘clear’ with Herzog that UK condemns Israel’s strike on Qatar
The Prime Minister will meet the Israeli president in Downing Street later on Wednesday.
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