UK to hold emergency response meeting on Israel-Gaza strategy

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A Palestinian woman reacts at the site of an Israeli strike on a residential building in Gaza City October 25, 2023. REUTERS/Yasser Qudih

A Palestinian woman reacts at the site of an Israeli strike on a residential building in Gaza City October 25, 2023. REUTERS/Yasser Qudih

LONDON - Britain will convene a meeting of the government's COBRA emergency response committee on Thursday to consider its strategy and approach towards Gaza and the Israeli-Hamas conflict, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden told Times Radio .

Britain is pushing for a humanitarian pause to the conflict, and for Britons in Gaza to be able to leave safely. REUTERS

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