The Prime Minister will meet regional leaders in Egypt on Friday as he seeks to prevent the Israel-Hamas conflict escalating.
Rishi Sunak will travel to Egypt as part of an intensive diplomatic effort to prevent the Israel-Hamas war spiralling into a wider regional conflict.
The dangers of the Hamas conflict spilling over were illustrated as the United States said one of its warships had intercepted cruise missiles and drones launched from Yemen “potentially towards targets in Israel”. On Thursday, the Prime Minister visited Tel Aviv – where he said he wanted Israel to win the war with Hamas – before heading to Saudi Arabia for talks with the crown prince.
In the first leg of his trip on Thursday, the Prime Minister had meetings with Israel’s prime minister Mr Netanyahu and president Isaac Herzog. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly was also in the region, visiting Egypt, Qatar and Turkey with a mission to “secure the release of British hostages, stop the violence spreading to the region ensure emergency aid can get into Gaza”.
The PA news agency understands that one of the Britons was Yonatan Rapoport, who was killed when Hamas gunmen rampaged through a kibbutz.I support your work to secure the release of hostages, to strengthen your security and to end the threat from Hamas.He had two children, Yosefi and Aluma, and, as a Manchester United fan, had planned to take his son to Old Trafford next month for his first game, the BBC reported.
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