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The PM said the UK \u201cdoesn’t agree\u201d with Tzipi Hotovely’s comments that there is \u201cabsolutely no\u201d prospect of a Palestinian state.<\/p>\n
She made the remark in an interview with Sky News, as fighting continues in Gaza following Hamas’s October 7 massacre of Israeli civilians.<\/p>\n
Asked whether there was a chance of a Palestinian state, Ms Hotovely said: \u201cAbsolutely no.\u201d<\/p>\n
The diplomat added: \u201cIsrael knows today, and the world should know now that the Palestinians never wanted to have a state next to Israel.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey want to have a state from the river to the sea. They are saying it loud and clear.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s now two months after the war started. The Palestinian Authority didn’t condemn this massacre. It’s such a big problem.\u201d
Asked about her remarks during a visit to the Wren Academy in north London, Mr Sunak told broadcasters: \u201cWe don’t agree with that.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur longstanding position remains the two-state solution is the right outcome here.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd more immediately, what is going on is incredibly concerning. I’ve said consistently, far too many innocent people have lost their lives.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo-one wants this conflict to go on for a moment longer than is necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Sunak added: \u201cWe will continue to support calls for a sustainable ceasefire where hostages are released, more aid can get in, and the rockets, crucially, stop being fired from Hamas into Israel as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
His comments come as Lord Cameron announced travel sanctions on \u201cextremist settlers\u201d in the West Bank, who he accused of \u201cundermining security and stability for both Israelis and Palestinians\u201d by \u201ctargeting and killing Palestinian civilians\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Foreign Secretary tweeted: \u201cIsrael must take stronger action to stop settler violence and hold the perpetrators accountable.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are banning those responsible for settler violence from entering the UK to make sure our country cannot be a home for people who commit these intimidating acts.\u201d<\/p>\n
The United Nations\u2019 General Assembly on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to demand a ceasefire in Gaza, a move that was objected to by the US and abstained on by the UK.<\/p>\n