United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke on the phone today with Israel’s Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and confirmed the authorization of a military package, a spokesperson for Sunak said.
Sunak said the U.K. is sending a Royal Air Force surveillance aircraft, two Royal Navy ships that will patrol the eastern Mediterranean, three Merlin helicopters and a detachment of Royal Marines, the spokesperson said.
The military assistance, which will be deployed in few days, is meant to bolster security in the wider region and prevent attempts to escalate the conflict, the spokesperson said.
Sunak said the U.K. stands with Israel “in fighting terror and agreed that Hamas can never again be able to perpetrate atrocities against the Israeli people,” the spokesperson said.
Sunak also said, according to his spokesperson, that it’s important to protect ordinary Palestinians and facilitate humanitarian aid to the region.
He discussed his conversation with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, which touched on “the importance of opening the Rafah crossing to allow for humanitarian access and provide a
