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Gaza hostilities, November 2019: UK statement

The UK government condemns the firing of rockets at civilians and calls on all sides to de-escalate the situation.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

A Foreign Office spokesperson said:

We are deeply concerned by the escalation of hostilities in Gaza. The UK condemns the firing of rockets at civilian populations. Any attacks targeted against civilians are unlawful and unjustifiable. We call on all sides to rapidly de-escalate the situation, and support the UN and Egyptian efforts to achieve that objective.

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Published 12 November 2019
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