David Cameron warns of Gaza famine as UK sends Royal Navy ship to boost aid effort

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Move to join US-led maritime corridor follows international fury at last week’s killing of seven aid workersThe Royal Navy was ordered into action on Saturday to help supply desperately needed aid to Gaza, as the foreign secretary, David Cameron, warned that the Palestinian people trapped there were on the brink of famine.With the UK and US governments under intense pressure to halt arms sales to Israel, Downing Street said on Saturday that ministers would instead boost support for a planned new maritime corridor from Cyprus to Gaza, to channel “life-saving aid” by sea to a population in urgent need of basic food supplies. Continue reading...

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