Keir Starmer joins Joe Biden in Berlin for NATO talks (Image: Getty)
The Prime Minister said that the terrorist group’s leader had “the blood of Israelis” as well as the blood of the Palestinian people who “suffered in the chaos and violence that he sought and celebrated”.
Speaking after meeting world leaders at a NATO summit in Berlin Sir Keir vowed that allies will keep working together to de-escalate across the region.
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“The answer is to focus and now we must make the most of this focus,” he said.
“What is needed now is a ceasefire, immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, immediate access to humanitarian aid and a return to the path towards the two-state solution. as the only way to deliver long-term peace and security.”
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Sir Keir said the world will not tolerate “any more excuses” over humanitarian assistance needed by civilians in Gaza, in a warning to Israel.
“The dire humanitarian situation cannot continue,” he said.”
He added that the UK “strongly supports UNRWA in the vital work it does in Gaza, across the OPTs and the region”.
Britain’s position on suspending arms exports to Israel has not changed, the Prime Minister said.
Asked if he would follow the United States in considering further suspensions if the humanitarian situation in Gaza did not improve, Sir Keir Starmer told reporters in Berlin: “The situation on arms sales has been made very clear and a summary – published for Parliament but more widely – and our position on that has not changed.
“We strongly support Israel’s right to self-defence, particularly in the face of the Iranian regime’s actions.
“But I do think the death of Sinwar provides an opportunity for a step towards that ceasefire that we have long called for.”
Sir Keir’s remarks came after talks with the leaders of the US, France and Germany.
As well as the spiralling conflict in the Middle-East the so-called “Quad” meeting also discussed the ongoing war in Ukraine.
The Prime Minister was greeted by Chancellor Olaf Scholz as he arrived ahead of the discussions with US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron.
The planned trip to the German capital comes after Israel announced on Thursday its military had Sinwar, presenting his death as a turning point in the country’s campaign against the group.
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Mr Biden said Mr Sinwar’s killing was a “good day for Israel, for the United States, and for the world”, with officials in Washington expressing muted optimism that his death may remove a key obstacle in ceasefire talks that have so far failed to produce a breakthrough.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the country will keep fighting until all Israeli hostages are free, and that it will keep control over Gaza long enough to ensure Hamas does not rearm.
Earlier this month Israel also opened a new front in its war with Hezbollah, stepping up bombardment in Lebanon and a ground offensive after a year of trading fire across borders.
Mr Sinwar’s death is a crippling blow to Hamas, but the group has proven resilient after the losses of previous leaders.
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He became the overall leader of Hamas in July after his predecessor Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an apparent Israeli strike in the Iranian capital Tehran.
In his speech about Mr Sinwar’s death, Mr Netanyahu said: “Our war is not yet ended.”