Rishi Sunak says the opening of the Rafah crossing into Gaza will now “imminently happen”, following his meetings with several leaders in the Middle East.
Speaking to Arabic, Sunak says the “immediate priority right now” is to get humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza.
He adds that his discussions with six leaders – including Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – were productive, and they made “good progress on tangible areas” such as humanitarian aid.
He added the UK shares “a vision of a future where Palestinian people can live with dignity, with freedom and security and we need to work hard to make that happen”.