Sunak considers Palestinian responsibility "probable" in the attack on a hospital in the Gaza Strip

MADRID, 23 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, stated this Monday that the information collected by British Intelligence indicates that "probably" the projectile that hit the Al Ahli hospital in the Gaza Strip last week was fired from the territory itself. , which would rule out possible Israeli authorship.

"The United Kingdom Government considers that the explosion was probably caused by a missile or at least part of one that had been launched from Gaza towards Israel," Sunak explained before the House of Commons, accepting the Government's version as good. by Benjamin Netanyahu, which was also seconded by the president of the United States, Joe Biden.

The British 'premier' has warned of the risk of "rushing" into the accusations, since he considers that the confusion in relation to the attack on the hospital has already had a "negative effect" throughout the region, with repercussions also at the diplomatic and "tensions" that have even spread to the United Kingdom, reports the BBC.

The Government of the Strip, controlled by Hamas, accused Israel of firing a missile that supposedly left almost half a thousand fatalities and unleashed a wave of widespread condemnation at the international level. The Israeli Army released intercepted conversations and images to prove that it was an action by the Islamic Jihad militia, also present in Gaza.

Sunak, who has advocated a "two-state solution" as a formula for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, has nevertheless warned that it is time to recognize "the difficult realities on the ground" and has noted that, today , there can be "no scenario" in which Hamas continues to control Gaza or any other Palestinian territory.

Likewise, he took advantage of his appearance to reiterate his commitment to aid to the Palestinian population and announced a new package of 20 million pounds (about 23 million euros).