Just a day after US President Joe Biden reached Tel Aviv to extend support and solidarity with Israel, now British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is all set to arrive in the war-torn country today (October 19) to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Issac Herzog before travelling on to other regional capitals.UK PM Rishi Sunak to visit war-torn Israel todayRishi Sunak will share his condolences for the loss of life in Israel and Gaza as a result of the Hamas surprise and unprecedented October 07 attack on Israel, said the UK PMs office, and warn against further escalation of conflict in the region.United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will travel to Israel and meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog, before travelling on to other regional capitals, reports Reuters citing UK PMs office(File pic) pic.twitter.com/KFRVI3tnmz— ANI (@ANI) October 18, 2023 “Every civilian death is a tragedy. And too many lives have been lost following Hamas horrific act of terror,” Sunak said in a statement ahead of his visit.He said that a deadly blast at a Gaza hospital on Tuesday which killed hundreds of Palestinians should be “a watershed moment for leaders in the region and across the world to come together to avoid further dangerous escalation of conflict”, pledging Britain would be at “the forefront of this effort.”During his visit to the war-torn country, the UK PM will also urge the opening up of a route to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza as soon as possible and to enable British nationals trapped in Gaza to leave.7 British nationals killed in Israel-Hamas conflictIn the Israel-Hamas conflict, at least seven British nationals have been killed and at least nine are missing since the attack on Israel, Sunaks spokesperson said earlier on Wednesday.Alongside Sunaks visit, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, who visited Israel last week, will travel to Egypt, Turkey and Qatar over the next three days to discuss the conflict and seek a peaceful resolution, his office said.According to the United Kingdom, the three countries were “vital to international efforts to uphold regional stability, free hostages and allow humanitarian access to Gaza.”Cleverly will meet with senior leaders there to discuss efforts to prevent the conflict from spreading, the urgent need to open the Rafah crossing with Egypt to let aid reach those who need it and for Hamas to release hostages, the UK said.
