In July, Starmer announced he would recognise Palestine’s statehood after mounting pressure from Labour MPs over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza. But the Labour leader suggested British recognition was conditional and he would refrain if Israel committed to a ceasefire and long-term sustainable peace that delivers a two-state solution, and allow the UN to restart the supply of aid.

Elsewhere, Sadiq Khan has for the first time described the situation in Gaza as a “genocide”. The mayor of London told an audience at a people’s question time event on Wednesday: “I think what’s happening in Gaza is a genocide.
 
“When I see the images of the children starving – 20,000 children have starved because of the policies of the Israeli government – when I see the health system in Gaza collapsed, when I see the lack of supplies reaching people in need, when I see the famine that is manmade, when I read the interim judgment of the ICJ, and then see a UN commission report this week, I think it’s inescapable to draw the conclusion in Gaza we are seeing before our very eyes a genocide.”

Oui, l’Union européenne (UE) accorde et a accordé des aides financières à Israël sous plusieurs formes, principalement à travers des programmes de coopération scientifique, d’innovation technologique, de développement, et d’appui institutionnel.
 
Pour la période récente, Israël était bénéficiaire d’environ 6 millions d’euros par an via l’Instrument de voisinage et de coopération au développement (« Europe dans le monde ») couvrant 2021-2027. Ces aides finançaient des programmes institutionnels, des jumelages et des projets de coopération régionale.
 
Israël participe activement aux programmes européens de recherche tels que Horizon 2020 et Horizon Europe : entre 2017 et 2020, les projets israéliens ont reçu jusqu’à 170 millions d’euros par an via ces programmes, principalement pour la recherche civile et les nouvelles technologies, mais certains projets impliquent aussi des entreprises liées au complexe militaro-industriel israélien.
 
Israël bénéficie également de fonds et de prêts via la Banque européenne d’investissement, notamment pour des projets d’infrastructures et d’innovation (ex : dessalement, santé).
 

Les États-Unis sont le seul membre du conseil de sécurité à s’être opposé à ce projet de résolution, qui réclamait pourtant la libération et immédiate et inconditionnelle des otages israéliens.

“Colleagues, U.S. opposition to this resolution will come as no surprise,” Morgan Ortagus, a senior U.S. policy adviser, said before the vote took place. “It fails to condemn Hamas or recognise Israel’s right to defend itself, and it wrongly legitimizes the false narratives benefiting Hamas, which have sadly found currency in this council.”

Revealed: Tony Blair’s US-backed proposal for ending the Gaza war and replacing Hamas
 
US President Donald Trump has authorized Tony Blair to rally regional and international stakeholders around the former UK prime minister’s proposal to establish a postwar transitional body to govern the Gaza Strip until it can be handed over to the Palestinian Authority, four sources familiar with the matter told The Times of Israel.
 
Blair began crafting the proposal in the early months of the war between Israel and the Hamas terror group, envisioning it as a plan for the so-called “day after.” But in recent months, the proposal has also evolved into a plan for effectively ending the war, as the Trump administration has reached the conclusion that agreement from major stakeholders regarding the body that will replace Hamas in Gaza is essential for securing a permanent ceasefire and hostage release deal
 
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The proposal — a developed draft of which was obtained and authenticated by The Times of Israel — envisions the establishment of the Gaza International Transitional Authority (GITA) along with a series of subordinate structures.
 
Previous reporting has linked Blair to efforts aimed at displacing Palestinians from Gaza or at building a “Trump Riviera” in the Strip, but the former British premier’s actual proposal makes no mention of those ideas and even envisions the establishment of a “Property Rights Preservation Unit,” aimed at ensuring that any voluntary departure of Gazans does not compromise their right to return to the enclave or retain property ownership.
 
“We do not have a plan to move the Gazan population out of Gaza. Gaza is for Gazans,” said a source involved in discussions on the Blair plan.
 
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The former UK premier met PA President Mahmoud Abbas in July, thanks to Gulf pressure on Ramallah to engage with the initiative, an Arab diplomat said.
 
While the PA has expressed its desire to directly oversee the postwar governing body in Gaza and Blair’s plan falls short of that goal, the source familiar with the discussions said Ramallah has “engaged constructively.”
 
Blair’s proposal envisions the PA undergoing significant reforms and limits Ramallah’s involvement in GITA largely to matters of coordination. Still, the PA is explicitly mentioned throughout the plan, which envisions “the eventual unifying of all the Palestinian territory under the PA.”

Blair’s proposal envisions GITA being established by a UN Security Council resolution.
 
GITA will serve as the “supreme political and legal authority for Gaza during the transitional period,” the developed draft of the plan obtained by The Times of Israel states.
 
GITA will have a board made up of seven to 10 members, which will include “at least one qualified Palestinian representative (potentially from the business or security sector),” a senior UN official, leading international figures with executive or financial experience, and a “strong representation of Muslim members” to boost regional legitimacy and cultural credibility

Backing the civil police force will be the “International Stabilization Force (ISF) — an internationally mandated, multinational security force established to provide strategic stability and operational protection in Gaza during the transitional period.”
 
“It ensures border integrity, deters armed group resurgence, protects humanitarian and reconstruction operations, and supports local law enforcement through coordination — not substitution,” the plan states.
 
In an apparent reference to its task of combating remnants of Hamas, the plan says the ISF will “conduct targeted operations to prevent the resurgence of armed groups, disrupt weapons smuggling and neutralize asymmetric threats to public order and institutional functions.”
 

“The way to end the war is to [get regional stakeholders to] agree on principles for how Gaza will be governed afterward in a manner that Hamas is not involved and not armed and unable to regain power,” the source said.
 
“This can only happen if there is a new governing structure in Gaza with a serious security force from the international community. This cannot be the PA in the beginning. The PA will be a partner. They’ll be consulted and coordinated with, but they won’t be the ones managing Gaza on day one. This will happen later on after they reform,” the source added.