UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Tuesday to debate rising tensions within the Middle East, based on an announcement by 10 Downing Street.
During a cellphone name, Starmer “reiterated the UK’s steadfast support for Qatar and underscored his deep concern at the volatile situation in the region,” the assertion mentioned.
“He (the British prime minister) paid tribute to Qatar’s Armed Forces for their response to Iran’s attack yesterday,” it added.
Iran launched a barrage of missiles on the US army’s Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Monday, marking a dramatic escalation in tensions following the US concentrating on of three Iranian nuclear websites Sunday.
Starmer and Sheikh Tamim confused the significance of seizing the present ceasefire as a chance “to secure a diplomatic way forward,” the assertion mentioned.
The dialogue additionally addressed the worsening humanitarian disaster in Gaza. “The Prime Minister and His Highness discussed the horrific situation on the ground and the need for all sides to agree an urgent ceasefire.”
The Israeli military has launched a brutal offensive in opposition to Gaza since October 2023, killing over 56,000 Palestinians, most of them ladies and kids.
Israel claims that the onslaught goals to return round 50 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and dismantle the Palestinian resistance group.
Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for struggle crimes and crimes in opposition to humanity in Gaza.
Israel additionally faces a genocide case on the International Court of Justice for its struggle on the enclave.
Source: www.anews.com.tr