Lammy and Blinken announce joint visit to Kyiv
Foreign Secretary David Lammy and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announce a joint visit to Kyiv to reiterate their commitment to Ukraine.
While both are determined to end the conflict in Gaza, Mr Blinken says Israel needs to make 'fundemental changes' in its military operations. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
While both are determined to end the conflict in Gaza, Mr Blinken says Israel needs to make 'fundemental changes' in its military operations. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Tony and I will be traveling to Kyiv this week, the first joint visit of this kind for
00:09well over a decade.
00:12We are the closest of allies, so I'm delighted that we will travel together demonstrating
00:19our commitment to Ukraine.
00:22David's often said that Britain is always stronger when it works with others.
00:29So is the United States, especially when we work with our closest ally, the United
00:34Kingdom.
00:35I look forward to building on that strength and also spending a little bit of quality
00:39time with David as we make our way to Ukraine in the days ahead.
00:42We're equally determined to end the conflict in Gaza as soon as possible, and the quickest
00:47way to do so remains bringing the ceasefire agreement over the finish line.
00:52It's the best way to get the hostages home, the best way to get a massive infusion of
00:58assistance for people who so desperately need it in Gaza.
01:03But we agreed that we cannot wait on a ceasefire in order to continue to do everything possible
01:11to get humanitarian assistance to those who need it.
01:13In our judgment, Israeli security forces need to make some fundamental changes in the way
01:19that they operate in the West Bank, including changes to their rules of engagement.
01:26We've long seen reports of the security forces looking the other way when extremist settlers
01:32use violence against Palestinians.
01:37We've seen reports of excessive force by Israeli security forces against Palestinians.
01:44And now we have the second American citizen killed at the hands of Israeli security forces.
01:53It's not acceptable.