UK, France and Canada Threaten Action Against Israel Over Gaza

• The United Kingdom (UK), France and Canada have warned Israel they will take "concrete actions" if it continues an "egregious" expansion of military operations in Gaza.
• Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, joined the French and Canadian leaders to call on the Israeli government to "stop its military operations" and "immediately allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza". No food, fuel or medicine had been allowed into Gaza since March 2, a situation the United Nations (UN) previously described as taking a "disastrous toll" on the Palestinian population.
• Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded by saying the three leaders had offered a "huge prize" for Hamas in the Gaza war. On Sunday, May 25, 22025, Netanyahu said his country would allow a "basic amount of food" to enter the territory after an 11-week-long blockade, but it planned to take "control of all of Gaza".
• The three Western leaders criticised this as "wholly inadequate" as the "denial of essential humanitarian assistance to the civilian population is unacceptable and risks breaching International Humanitarian Law". They added that the level of suffering in Gaza was "intolerable".
• The statement from the UK, France and Canada reiterated support for a ceasefire as well as the implementation of a "two-state solution", which proposes an independent Palestinian state which would exist alongside Israel.
• Netanyahu hit back at the suggestion: "By asking Israel to end a defensive war for our survival before Hamas terrorists on our border are destroyed and by demanding a Palestinian state, the leaders in London, Ottawa and Paris are offering a huge prize for the genocidal attack on Israel on October 7 while inviting more such atrocities." He also called on "all European leaders" to follow US President Donald "Trump's vision" for ending the conflict.

(Source: BBC News)