UK prime minister ‘appalled’ by Israel’s Gaza aid blockage

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer denounced on Wednesday Israel’s continuous blockage of aid to Gaza, during a Prime Minister’s Questions session in parliament.

“I’m really appalled by Israel blocking aid when it is needed at greater volume and speed than it’s ever been needed.

“Blocking goods and supplies and power entering Gaza risks breaching international humanitarian law, and it shouldn’t be happening and we are doing everything we can to alleviate that situation.”

His statements come as a reply to a question posted by Zarah Sultana, an independent MP for Coventry South, in which she described Israel’s prevention of aid into the Strip as “further evidence of genocide”.

She had asked: “Israel’s decision to also cut off electricity to a water plant supplying drinking water to half a million people is yet another blatant violation of international law and further evidence of genocide against the Palestinian people. In light of these facts, does the prime minister still maintain that Israel is not committing genocide?”