British Foreign Secretary David Cameron during his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Anatolia)
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said that he presented - during his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas - a plan to move from a temporary truce to bring in aid and release detainees, to a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Cameron explained - via a tweet on his account on the X website - that the plan aims for a long-term political solution, which includes the establishment of a Palestinian state.
Cameron also informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the need to open the crossings, allow more trucks loaded with aid to enter Gaza, and implement an immediate humanitarian truce to help the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, who are living in a tragic situation, followed by a permanent ceasefire.
Cameron stated that Britain and Qatar are cooperating together to deliver more aid to Gaza, as the first joint shipment containing tents will be transported to Egypt by air today, Thursday, and then it will reach Gaza by land.
He said that the extent of the suffering in Gaza is unimaginable, and more must be done quickly to help the besieged people who are living in this tragic situation.
Cameron's office said he urged Israeli leaders to use the port of Ashdod to deliver aid to Gaza.
Yesterday, Wednesday, the British Foreign Office announced a visit by Cameron to the occupied Palestinian territories, Qatar and Turkey, during which he will focus on enhancing discussions with the Israelis and Qataris regarding an urgent humanitarian truce in Gaza, and will build on the efforts made to ensure the safe release of detainees.
Netanyahu continues to object to the establishment of a Palestinian state, despite calls from the United States to work towards a two-state solution after the war, but Cameron assured Netanyahu that Britain believes that long-term peace must be based on the establishment of a Palestinian state, alongside Israel.
The Israeli aggression against Gaza since October 7, 2023, has caused the death of more than 25,700 Palestinians, and the injury of 63,740 others, most of whom are children and women, in addition to massive destruction, a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, and the displacement of most of the Strip’s population of two million and 300,000 people. There is a severe shortage of food, water, medicine and fuel.
Source: Al Jazeera + agencies