British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Monday after returning from a tour in the Middle East that the United Kingdom will increase its humanitarian aid to Gaza by 20 million pounds (about 24 million dollars).
He announced: “We have already committed to providing an additional £10 million (about $12 million) in aid to civilians in Gaza. And I can announce that we will go further. We will provide an additional £20 million in humanitarian aid to Gaza.” Rishi Sunak in front of the British Parliament.
Although he described the “limited” opening of the Rafah crossing on the border with Egypt to bring in humanitarian aid trucks as “progress,” he estimated that it was “not enough.”
The Prime Minister stressed, “We need a continuous flow of aid coming into (Gaza), providing much-needed water, food, medicine, and fuel.”
He added: “We will continue diplomatic pressure.”
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Before this additional aid, the UK had planned to provide £27 million ($32.8 million) this year to support Gazans.
So far, three humanitarian aid convoys have entered the territories besieged by intense Israeli bombing, in response to the Hamas attack on October 7.
The United Nations calls for the provision of at least 100 trucks per day to the Gaza Strip’s population of 2.4 million people.
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On the other hand, the Prime Minister announced that, according to information collected by British services, the explosion that struck Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza on October 17 “was likely caused by a missile, or part of a missile.” Launched from Gaza to Israel.
The Hebrew state attributed this explosion to a defective missile launched from Gaza, a theory that is also supported by the United States, while Hamas accuses Israel.
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