According to Downing Street, the presidents of the US, UK, Germany, and France will talk about the need for a hostage solution and de-escalation, as well as the worsening humanitarian situation in northern Gaza, where the UN has warned that life-sustaining supplies are running low.
Israel stated it had assassinated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who is thought to have planned the 2023 October 7 assaults that started the war, the day before the meeting.
In a statement issued prior to his trip to Germany, Sir Keir stated that the UK would not lament his passing.
The prime minister said that Yahya Sinwar, the head of the terrorist organization Hamas, was responsible for the 1,200-person massacre in Israel on the bloodiest day in Jewish history since the Holocaust.
According to US President Joe Biden, Sinwar’s death was a “good day for Israel, for the United States, and for the world.” Washington officials expressed a tempered hope that his passing would remove a significant barrier in ceasefire negotiations that have not resulted in a breakthrough.
