LONDON (AA) – The UK government is considering imposing sanctions on two Israeli ministers in response to inflammatory comments supporting Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have carried out attacks on Palestinians. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed the government is “looking at that”, during Prime Minister’s Questio...
LONDON (AA) – UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has welcomed the UN Security Council’s adoption of a US draft resolution aimed at a comprehensive cease-fire in Gaza, calling it a crucial step towards ending Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. In a statement on X, Cameron emphasized the importance of the resolution in alleviating the p...
LONDON (AA) – More than 100 lawmakers and lords in the UK have urged the government to condemn any threats to the independence of the International Criminal Court (ICC) after its prosecutor applied for arrest warrants for Israeli leaders. “We urge you to condemn any threats and attempts to undermine the independence and impartialit...
LONDON (AA) – The UK has announced sanctions against three businesses over “funding the military groups behind the conflict in Sudan.” The newly imposed measures include asset freezes on companies associated with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), curtailing their financial capabi...
LONDON (AA) – The UK is “deeply concerned” about reports of an Israeli military operation in Rafah, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. “We’re deeply concerned about reports about a military operation in Rafah, given its importance to a provision, so what we’ve been calling for is an immediate pause in hostilities so we [&...
LONDON (AA) – The UK has a moral, political and legal responsibility to recognize the state of Palestine, which is a long overdue right, not a gift, says the Palestinian ambassador to the UK. While the dire humanitarian situation and efforts towards a possible cease-fire in the Gaza Strip are among the top issues when […]
LONDON (AA) – The British foreign secretary stressed the need Thursday for increasing the flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip which faces an “unimaginable” scale of suffering. David Cameron announced that the UK and Qatar are working to get more aid into the besieged enclave, with the first joint consignment containi...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has said that Tel Aviv will continue its war on the Gaza Strip until the release of captives held by Hamas. Speaking ahead of a meeting with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, Katz termed the Gaza offensive as a “war of necessity” against Hamas and the Iranian […]
LONDON (AA) – Britain is preparing to launch a wave of air strikes against Houthis in Yemen who have been targeting Israel-bound vessels in the Red Sea, according to a media report. Under the plans, the UK would join with the US and possibly another European country to unleash a salvo of missiles against preplanned […]
ANKARA (AA) – The French foreign minister expressed wish on Tuesday for “another immediate lasting truce” in Gaza. Catherine Colonna, in a joint news conference with her British counterpart David Cameron in Paris, said: “I believe our efforts converge to … wish for another immediate lasting truce.” “For our ...
