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Israelis demand hostage deal six months on from Hamas attacks - BBC News Israelis demand hostage deal six months on from Hamas attacks - BBC News
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Lyse Doucet
Chief international correspondent In a statement marking the six-month anniversary of the Hamas attacks, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he supports Israel’s right to defend itself but adds the UK has been “shocked” by the bloodshed of the war and the deaths of British aid workers.
The “We continue to stand by Israel’s right to defeat the threat from Hamas terrorists and defend their security," he says.
atrocities of 7 October shocked Israel to its “But the whole of the UK is shocked by the bloodshed, and appalled by the killing of brave British heroes who were bringing food to those in need."
core. Most still back their army’s operations with its stated aim to destroy “This terrible conflict must end. The hostages must be released. The aid – which we have been straining every sinew to deliver by land, air and sea – must be flooded in.
Hamas. But six months on, this war is described as the deadliest, most “The children of Gaza need a humanitarian pause immediately, leading to a long-term sustainable ceasefire. That is the fastest way to get hostages out and aid in and to stop the fighting and loss of life.
destructive conflict in recent history. “For the good of both Israelis and Palestinians - who all deserve to live in peace, dignity and security - that is what we will keep working to achieve.”
Israel
says it only targets the gunmen who brought terror to Israel. But Gaza now
lies in ruin. Hamas has been weakened militarily, but not vanquished.
Israel’s
staunchest allies, including the US and the UK, are now using their toughest
language to call for an immediate ceasefire to protect civilians including aid
workers who are also being killed in record numbers.
This
longest Israel-Gaza war may be reaching a turning point. But Gazans reeling
from hunger and overwhelming loss still can’t see a way out. And Israel’s agony
over its hostages still held there is an open wound.
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