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UK exploring alternative aid routes as Gaza fighting resumes

Source: AP

The UK is exploring alternative routes to provide aid to Gaza following the breakdown of a week-long truce between Israel and Hamas, the Prime Minister has said.

Rishi Sunak also renewed calls for “sustained humanitarian pauses” as he met regional leaders on the sidelines of the Cop28 summit in Dubai on Friday to discuss the ongoing crisis.

At a press conference held before returning to London, Mr Sunak told reporters the UK had tripled aid to the region but was

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