Starmer to meet Israeli president after condemning strike on Hamas in Qatar
Starmer to meet Israeli President in UK day after condemning strike in Qatar
- Sir Keir Starmer is set to meet Israeli President Isaac Herzog in the UK, a day after condemning Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar.
- The Prime Minister stated that Israel’s attack in Doha, which targeted Hamas figures, represented a flagrant violation of Qatar’s sovereignty and risked fuelling further escalation in the Middle East.
- During the meeting, Sir Keir is expected to raise the intolerable humanitarian situation in Gaza, though Downing Street did not repeat calls for Mr Herzog to answer for alleged war crimes.
- Hundreds of Pro-Palestine protesters gathered in Whitehall ahead of Mr Herzog’s visit, with some calling for him to be sent to The Hague.
- This diplomatic engagement follows Sir Keir’s meeting with Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas, where a future Palestinian state and Hamas’s exclusion from governance were discussed.