Attacks in Israel shocked world, says UK PM Rishi Sunak

Expressing his solidarity with the nation United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday said that the attacks in Israel last weekend shocked the world as the elderly men women children and babies in arms were murdered mutilated and burned alive While updating the House of Commons on the latest situation in Israel and Gaza Sunak ensured complete support to Israel from the UKThe attacks in Israel last weekend shocked the world Over 1400 people were murdered over 3500 wounded almost 200 taken hostage The elderly men women children and babies in arms were murdered mutilated and burned alive It was a pogromWe stand with Israel The murdered and the missing come from over 30 countries including the United Kingdom At least six British citizens were killed and ten are missingWe are working with Israel to establish the effects as quickly as possiblewe are also helping British citizens who want to leave Israel Sunak said in the ParliamentI want to address the British Jewish community directlywe stand with you now and always This atrocity was an existential strike at the very idea of Israel as a safe homeland for the Jewish people We are doing everything that we can to protect you he added Speaking further the UK Prime Minister stated that Hamas is using innocent Palestinian people as human shields and that Britain mourns the loss of every innocent life that has been taken amid the ongoing Hamas terrorHamas is using innocent Palestinian people as human shields With the tragic loss of more than 2600 Palestinian lives including many children we mourn the loss of every innocent life Civilians of every faith every nationality who have been killedI believe we must support Israels right to defend itself to go after Hamas take back the hostages deter further incursions and strengthen its security for the long term he saidSunak also emphasised that Palestinian people are too the victims of Hamas as he urged for humanitarian support for Gaza people He said We must support the Palestinian people because they are victims of Hamas too We believe that Hamas does not represent the Palestinian people or their legitimate aspirations to live with equal measures of security freedom justice opportunity and dignityHamas simply does not stand for the future that the Palestinians want and they seek to put the Palestinian people in harms way So we must ensure humanitarian support urgently reaches civilians in Gaza This requires Egypt and Israel to allow the aid that is so badly needed he added Sunak also highlighted his conversation with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and said that he expressed support for his efforts to provide stability in the regionEarlier today I spoke to Mahmoud Abbas the leader of the Palestinian Authority to express our support for his efforts to provide stability And third we will use all the tools of British diplomacy to sustain the prospects of peace and stability in the region Ultimately that requires security for Israelis and Palestinians and a twostate solution So we are increasing our regional engagement Sunak said He further underlined that he also spoke with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu twice last week along with the US France Germany Italy and othersI have spoken with Prime Minister Netanyahu twice in the last week along with the United States France Germany Italy and others My Right Honourable friend the Foreign Secretary was the first to visit Israel after the attack I met with the King of Jordan yesterday a longtime voice of reason and moderation and I have spoken today with the leaders of Turkey and previously Egypt and will speak to others in the coming days Our partners in the region have asked us to play a role in preventing further escalation That is what we will do however hard it is We need to ask the tough questions about how we can revive the longterm prospects for a twostate solution for normalization and regional stability he saidRishi Sunak has time and again voiced support for Israel and has previously said the UK will always stand with its allies against terror The UK will always stand with our allies against terror Following the Hamas terrorist attacks on innocent victims in Israel I have deployed our worldclass military to bolster regional stability prevent further escalation and aid humanitarian efforts Sunak wrote on XThe Israeli military is expected to launch a ground invasion in the Gaza Strip but its extent and when it is carried out may be affected by operational considerations as tensions grow on the northern border Meanwhile Israels National Security Council head Tzachi Hanegbi has reaffirmed that the cabinets war goal is to remove Hamas from military and political control over the Gaza Strip Hanegbi said that in a recent cabinet meeting the government approved a plan to destroy Hamas as stated by the prime minister and defence ministerThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or 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