UK foreign secretary says ‘no military solution’ in Gaza as Trump backs peace plan
LONDON: UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said that there is “no military solution” in Gaza and called for an end to the war, noting that the international community is making progress toward a peace deal for the Palestinian coastal enclave, backed by the US administration.
Cooper, who reaffirmed the British government’s decision to recognize the state of Palestine during her speech at the UN General Assembly last week, told The Guardian that the international community has “reached a moment where the world wants to end this war.”
Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip since late 2023, which have resulted in the killing of more than 65,000 people in a span of two years, have been labeled as genocide by several EU and UN officials.
Cooper, believed to be one of the cabinet ministers who urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to recognize Palestinian statehood, refrained from declaring that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. She said that it is up to the government’s legal expert to make that determination, according to The Guardian.
