UK PM Starmer says Gaza ceasefire is 'long overdue'
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday described a ceasefire deal ending the war in Gaza as "long overdue" and said focus should turn to humanitarian aid and securing a better longer term future in the region.
"After months of devastating bloodshed and countless lives lost, this is the long-overdue news that the Israeli and Palestinian people have desperately been waiting for," Starmer said in an emailed statement.
"For the innocent Palestinians whose homes turned into a warzone overnight and the many who have lost their lives, this ceasefire must allow for a huge surge in humanitarian aid, which is so desperately needed to end the suffering in Gaza.
"And then our attention must turn to how we secure a permanently better future for the Israeli and Palestinian people."
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