The United Kingdom announces it will allocate more than €69 million this year for humanitarian aid in Gaza.

The United Kingdom announced on Monday that it will allocate an additional £60 million (more than €69 million) in humanitarian aid to Gaza this year.

"Today I am announcing an additional £40 million for humanitarian assistance in Gaza this year," said British Foreign Secretary David Lammy during his appearance in the House of Commons, of which £7.5 million (€8.65 million) will be used to enable the British NGO UK-Med to maintain its operations in the Strip.

"I can also confirm that we will be contributing 20 million pounds (23 million euros) to support UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) services for Palestinian refugees," he added.

In this regard, Lammy asserted that the Israeli humanitarian aid system is "inhumane, dangerous, and deprives Gazans of human dignity," in addition to contradicting humanitarian principles.

"It's a grotesque spectacle that exacts a terrible human toll. Nearly 1,000 civilians have been killed since May while seeking help, including 100 this past weekend alone," the Labour minister said.

In his speech, Lammy confronted the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu and demanded answers to the "technical errors" cited by the Israeli military.

"What military justification can there be for attacks that have murdered starving and desperate children? What immediate action is being taken to stop this litany of horrors? What will you do to hold those responsible accountable?" the British Foreign Secretary asked.

On Monday, Lammy and his foreign ministers from some 25 countries, including Germany and France, issued a joint statement calling for an urgent end to the war in Gaza and the lifting of restrictions on humanitarian aid.

In the text, the signatory nations expressed their intention to take "measures" to support an immediate ceasefire and a "political path" for the security and peace of Israelis, Palestinians, and the entire region.

After Israel publicly rejected this statement, Lammy called the Netanyahu government's approach "cruel" and was asked in the House whether these "measures" would include a hypothetical recognition of a Palestinian state.

"We will work with our French colleagues, who are focused on a future conference focused on the two states and how to get there. And, as expected, the United Kingdom will play a role," he replied.

According to Lammy, Netanyahu and his ministers are seeking to stifle this two-state solution with their settlement expansion plans, such as the so-called E1 settlement in East Jerusalem, increased settler violence in the West Bank, and attempts to pressure the Palestinian Authority government.

For this reason, the British Foreign Minister announced that London would strengthen its support for the Palestinian Authority governments with 7 million pounds (just over 8 million euros), as agreed earlier this year with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohamed Mustafa, to support the reform plans of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

"We are leading diplomatic efforts to demonstrate that there must be a viable, peaceful path to a Palestinian state, involving the Palestinian Authority, not Hamas, in the security and governance of the region," Lammy said.

"Hamas cannot play a role in the governance of Gaza or use it as a launching pad for terrorism," he stressed.