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Rishi Sunak to address Commons to outline UK response to Israel-Gaza crisis<\/p>\n

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Rishi Sunak is to address MPs to set out the government’s response to the unfolding crisis in the Middle East.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The session will follow a visit by the prime minister to show support for the Jewish community, Downing Street said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It will also mark the first time Parliament has met since the four-week recess for party conference season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Fears are growing of a humanitarian disaster in Gaza, with the UN warning that the territory’s hospitals are likely to run out of fuel on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Hamas has said that some 400,000 of the 1.1m people in Gaza’s north have so far complied with Israel’s request that they move south. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Israel is preparing to launch a ground invasion in northern Gaza intended to target Hamas, which killed more than 1,300 people in a series of attacks on 7 October. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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At least 17 British nationals are missing or confirmed dead following the attacks, and Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Sunday that as many as 10 may be being held hostage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The government said last week it believed up to 60,000 UK nationals are in Israel or Gaza.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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On Monday, Mr Sunak will give a statement to Parliament “reiterating the UK’s total condemnation” of the attacks and “setting out the government’s approach to the developing crisis”, his office said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He will outline the assistance the UK is providing to Israel, efforts to support British nationals caught up in the violence, and its response to the humanitarian situation in Gaza. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Earlier the same day, Mr Sunak will undertake a visit intended to demonstrate the government’s “continued support for the Jewish community” and “zero-tolerance for antisemitic abuse”. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Last week, he also chaired a round-table meeting with police chiefs and announced \u00a33m in additional funding for the Community Security Trust, a charity that works to improve the security of the Jewish community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Following the attacks in Israel, the Metropolitan Police reported a “massive increase” in antisemitic incidents and offences in London.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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On Monday, Mr Cleverly will also travel to the annual Berlin Process Summit of European and Western Balkan leaders, which this year is being held in Albanian capital Tirana, and will use the event to further rally support for Israel, the Foreign Office said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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