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Sir Keir Starmer is expected to use a meeting with President Trump to increase diplomatic pressure on Israel over humanitarian aid to Gaza
Israel made concessions on aid delivery on Sunday amid a rising outcry over images of emaciated children, with the UN’s humanitarian chief describing the situation as a “21st-century atrocity”
The UK will help airdrop aid into Gaza and evacuate children in need of medical assistance, but David Lammy, the foreign secretary, has called for “unhindered” overland food deliveries
Starmer will hold an emergency cabinet meeting on Gaza this week amid mounting pressure to recognise a Palestinian state
