Overview

• Downing Street said Keir Starmer condemned Israel’s Doha airstrikes as a flagrant violation of a key partner’s sovereignty that do nothing to secure peace.
• Starmer urged Israel to let more aid into Gaza and halt offensive operations, calling the situation a man-made famine, and he pressed for the immediate release of hostages.
• Isaac Herzog described the talks as tough, rejected UK moves toward recognising a Palestinian state and UK sanctions on Israeli ministers, and defended the Qatar operation.
• Herzog denied there is famine in Gaza and proposed a fact‑finding mission to Israel to review the humanitarian situation, while saying Hamas must be removed from power.
• Protests and cross‑party criticism greeted the visit as the Metropolitan Police appointed a senior specialist prosecutor to urgently review an application seeking Herzog’s arrest.