Britain, Israel leaders agree regional de-escalation is in everyone's interests

FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer looks on as he speaks to the media outside the Arden Academy in Solihull, West Midlands, Britain August 8, 2024. Joe Giddens/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Britain, Israel leaders agree regional de-escalation is in everyone's interests

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Israel's premier Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday agreed that regional de-escalation was in everyone’s interests, Starmer's office said in a statement following a phone call between the two.

Starmer's office said the leaders agreed the impact of "miscalculation would come at great costs for all sides". Starmer also used the call to express his condolences after Israel said it had retrieved the bodies of six hostages from the Gaza Strip.

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