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Families of Israeli hostages say ‘more needs to be done’ after meeting Rishi Sunak

Source: PA

The families of Israeli hostages said "more needs to be done" after they met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London.

Several relatives arrived in the UK on Monday for a three-day visit to raise awareness and call on the Government to put pressure onto leading figures in Qatar – which has helped to mediate negotiations between Israel and Hamas – to do more.

They said Mr Sunak told them he is “going to do everything he can”, as they called for UK leaders to put pressure on

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