Is in israel for his two day visit to the middle east. He has just sat down with his israeli counterpart, benjamin netanyahu, who welcomed him to the country. Earlier, mr sunak met israeli president isaac herzog and expressed personal condolences over the loss of life. He told the president that the uk stands in solidarity with israel and backed its right to defend itself. Mr sunak said they agreed on the importance of getting aid to ordinary palestinians in gaza and stressed the need to avoid Futher Escalation across the region. Iam glad i am glad we have had the chance to talk. Palestinians are victims of what hamas has done, and it is important that we continue to provide humanitarian access. I welcomed the announcement yesterday. We in the uk have announced further aid that we are prepared to bring into the region, and we are keen to see that that gets to those who need it to enable, as you say, when people have been asked to leave, to protect civilian life, which is the right thin