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Rishi Sunak says Al-Ahli hospital blast likely caused by missile from Gaza<\/p>\n

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Rishi Sunak says the UK has judged that the blast at Gaza’s Al-Ahli hospital was likely caused by “a missile, or part of one” fired from “within Gaza”.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The PM said the conclusion was based on the “deep knowledge and analysis of our intelligence and weapons experts”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Media outlets, including the BBC, reported an initial Hamas statement blaming Israel for Tuesday’s explosion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Israel denied this shortly afterwards, saying that it was caused by a misfiring rocket from within Gaza.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Sunak told the House of Commons: “On the basis of the deep knowledge and analysis of our intelligence and weapons experts, the British government judges that the explosion was likely caused by a missile, or part of one, that was launched from within Gaza towards Israel.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Sunak said that “misreporting” of the blast had had a “negative effect in the region”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“We need to learn the lessons and ensure that in future there is no rush to judgement,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Regional leaders cancelled a meeting with US President Joe Biden in the aftermath of the explosion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Biden has since backed the Israeli assessment of the incident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Sunak also said the UK would give a further \u00a320 million of humanitarian aid to Gaza, doubling its earlier funding. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He said Palestinians were suffering, and called them “victims of Hamas”. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He added that “we need to invest more deeply in regional stability and in the two-state solution” to the conflict, which would see the creation of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The prime minister said there was”no scenario” where Hamas could be allowed to “control Gaza or any part of the Palestinian territories”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He also made mention of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“It is a same motivation that drives [Vladimir] Putin’s war on Ukraine, the fear of Ukraine’s emergence as a modern, thriving democracy and a desire to pull it back into some imperialist fantasy of the past. Putin will fail and so will Hamas,” he said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He also condemned the use of the word “jihad” at a pro-Palestinian protest in London over the weekend. A video posted online appeared to show a man shouting the word at a separate event from the main pro-Palestine march.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Calls for jihad on our streets are not only a threat to the Jewish community but to our democratic values and we expect the police to take all necessary action to tackle extremism head-on,” he said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Opposition leader Keir Starmer said humanitarian corridors must be established for civilians in Gaza trying to escape violence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He said basic human needs like water, food and medicine must not be denied to people who need them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Gaza needs aid and it needs to be rapid, safe, unhindered and regular,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The first aid convoys reached Gaza through the border with Egypt over the weekend – 20 lorries on Saturday and 14 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The UN said much more was needed and the Rafah border crossing is still not open for foreign nationals seeking to flee Gaza.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Israel says that more than 1,400 people were killed when Hamas attacked communities near Gaza on 7 October, shooting civilians dead in their homes, in the streets and at a music festival.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Gaza’s health ministry, which is controlled by Hamas, says more than 5,000 people have been killed in the enclave.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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At least 10 British nationals were among those killed in the Hamas attacks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Yosef Guedalia, 22, is the latest British-Israeli named as being killed by Hamas. The soldier was part of an anti-terror unit when he was killed confronting Hamas gunmen at Kibbutz Kfar Aza.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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