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UK Foreign Secretary demands Israeli Gaza pullout in first call with Saar
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UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband called for Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and a halt to settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank during his first conversation with his Israeli counterpart, according to Middle East Eye. The demands signaled an early focus on Middle East policy from Britain's new government under Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The call between Miliband and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar marked the first direct engagement between the two officials since the UK's recent change in administration. The exchange underscored longstanding British positions on Israeli military operations and Jewish settlement construction, issues that have faced international criticism and remain central to Palestinian statehood negotiations.
