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Gaza ceasefire, November 2019: UK statement

The UK welcomes the ceasefire reached between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Published: 15 November 2019

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

A Foreign Office spokesperson said:

“We welcome the ceasefire reached between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. We are grateful to Egypt and the UN for their mediation efforts. The indiscriminate attacks against civilians by Palestinian Islamic Jihad were completely unacceptable. We greatly regret the loss of civilian life in Gaza and urge all parties to adhere to the ceasefire arrangement.”

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Published 15 November 2019