{"id":52335,"date":"2025-09-08T22:34:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T02:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/intolerable-situation-in-gaza-uk-pm-starmer-discusses-with-pa-president-abbas-in-london\/08\/09\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T22:34:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T02:34:06","slug":"intolerable-situation-in-gaza-uk-pm-starmer-discusses-with-pa-president-abbas-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/intolerable-situation-in-gaza-uk-pm-starmer-discusses-with-pa-president-abbas-in-london\/08\/09\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Intolerable situation in Gaza,&#8217; UK PM Starmer discusses with PA President Abbas in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met PA President Mahmoud Abbas, backing Palestinian statehood at the UN while stressing the need for a Gaza ceasefire, hostages&#8217; release, and no role for Hamas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/uk-denies-israeli-officials-access-090427989.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:British;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">British<\/a> Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/palestinian-authority-vp-requests-us-172748522.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Palestinian Authority;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Palestinian Authority<\/a> President Mahmoud Abbas at 10 Downing Street on Monday evening, the UK Government confirmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During their meeting, the two leaders discussed the &#8220;intolerable situation in Gaza,&#8221; with Starmer reaffirming his calls for an &#8220;immediate ceasefire, release of all hostages, and a huge surge in humanitarian aid&#8221; to the enclave, the British government said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They also discussed the need for a solution to end the &#8220;horrific suffering and famine&#8221; in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Starmer praised Abbas&#8217;s stated commitment to reform the PA as &#8220;a vital part&#8221; of bringing &#8220;enduring peace and stability for both Palestinians and Israelis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Abbas welcomed Starmer&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/article-862641\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:pledge to recognize a Palestinian state;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">pledge to recognize a Palestinian state<\/a> at the United Nations General Assembly later this month. Starmer&#8217;s pledge notably provided a caveat that it will only come unless the Israeli government takes &#8220;substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomes Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, September 8, 2025. (credit: REUTERS\/Jack Taylor)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">&#8216;No role for Hamas&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Both parties agreed that there is &#8220;no role for Hamas in the future governance of Palestine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The British Government has determined that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/article-866809\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza<\/a>, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy told the chair of the international development committee in a letter on September 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This differs significantly from the government&#8217;s previous position, which was that only courts can decide whether Israel is or is not committing genocide. It also marks the first time the UK government has stated explicitly that Israel&#8217;s actions in Gaza do not count as genocide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the letter to Sarah Champion, Lammy, who was the foreign secretary at the time of writing, acknowledged that the UK government has the duty to prevent genocide under Article I of the Genocide Convention (1948) if it believes there is a serious risk of genocide occurring. This position is in line with the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case concerning the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Abbas told Saudi outlets Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath that Israel &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/israel-wants-destroy-palestine-abbas-020519867.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:wants to destroy all of Palestine;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">wants to destroy all of Palestine<\/a>,&#8221; last Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Mathilda Heller contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/intolerable-situation-gaza-uk-pm-003210641.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met PA President Mahmoud Abbas, backing Palestinian statehood at the UN while stressing the need for a<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/intolerable-situation-in-gaza-uk-pm-starmer-discusses-with-pa-president-abbas-in-london\/08\/09\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/5b34fb34a3b40ff906aa5b0f133515a5","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52335"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}