U.N. asks Israel to immediately halt plan to control Gaza

U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk on Friday (August 8, 2025) stated that “the Israeli Government’s plan for a complete military takeover of the occupied Gaza Strip must be immediately halted”.

Under the plan to “defeat” Hamas within the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military “will prepare to take control of Gaza City while distributing humanitarian assistance to the civilian population outside combat zones”, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s workplace stated.

Mr. Turk stated that the plan “runs contrary to the ruling of the International Court of Justice that Israel must bring its occupation to an end as soon as possible, to the realisation of the agreed two-State solution and to the right of Palestinians to self-determination”.

He stated Israel ought to as a substitute permit “the full, unfettered flow of humanitarian aid” and Palestinian armed teams should unconditionally launch hostages.

He added that Israel likewise ought to free “Palestinians arbitrarily detained”.

Starmer says Israel ought to rethink ‘wrong’ Gaza control plan

U.Okay. Prime Minister Keir Starmer requested Israel to rethink its plan to take control of Gaza City, which he branded as “wrong”.

“This action will do nothing to bring an end to this conflict or to help secure the release of the hostages,” he stated, warning that it “will only bring more bloodshed”.

The condemnation got here hours after Israel’s navy introduced it would “take control” of Gaza City beneath a plan proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and authorised by his safety cupboard.

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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Mr. Starmer’s U.Okay. authorities has develop into more and more vocal in its calls for for Israel to deescalate its warfare within the Palestinian territory, citing the humanitarian disaster there.

Last week, the British chief pledged that London would formally recognise a Palestinian state in September except Israel takes “substantive steps”, together with agreeing to a ceasefire in Gaza.

In his assertion on Friday (August 8, 2025), Mr. Starmer stated Israel’s “decision to further escalate its offensive in Gaza is wrong, and we urge it to reconsider immediately”.

“Every day the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens and hostages taken by Hamas are being held in appalling and inhuman conditions.

“What we need is a ceasefire, a surge in humanitarian aid, the release of all hostages by Hamas and a negotiated solution.”

Mr. Starmer famous that the U.Okay. and its allies “are working on a long-term plan to secure peace in the region as part of a two-state solution”.

“But without both sides engaging in good faith in negotiations, that prospect is vanishing before our eyes,” he added.

“Our message is clear: a diplomatic solution is possible, but both parties must step away from the path of destruction.”