BERLIN
\nThe killing by Israel of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar could help bring an end to fighting in the Gaza Strip, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said during a visit to Berlin on Friday.
\nSinwar, who mastermind the Palestinian militant group\u2019s attack on Israel on October 7 last year, was killed by the Israeli military in southern Gaza\u2019s Rafah on Wednesday.
\n\u201cI do think the death of Sinwar provides an opportunity for a step toward that ceasefire that we\u2019ve long called for,\u201d Starmer said after talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, US President Joe Biden and France\u2019s President Emmanuel Macron.
\nThe comments echo those of Biden, who said Sinwar\u2019s death was \u201can opportunity to seek a path to peace, a better future in Gaza without Hamas.\u201d
\nStarmer added that \u201callies will keep working together to de-escalate across the region because we know there\u2019s no military-only solution here \u2014 the answer is diplomacy.\u201d
\nHe also said that the \u201cdire humanitarian situation can\u2019t continue\u201d in Gaza and called for Israel to facilitate the delivery of more aid to the Strip.
\n\u201cThe world will not tolerate any more excuses on humanitarian assistance. Civilians in northern Gaza need food now,\u201d said Starmer, a human rights lawyer before going into politics.
\nThe comments came as Britain\u2019s Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC) said a urgent appeal for funds for citizens in Gaza, Lebanon and the occupied West Bank had raised \u00a38.8 million ($11.5 million) in the first day.
\nThe DEC brings together 15 leading charities, including Oxfam and ActionAid, to launch national appeals at times of crisis overseas.
\nIt said in a statement that Britain\u2019s head of state, King Charles III, and his wife Camilla \u201cwere among the first to donate\u201d to the latest appeal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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