Britain's Prince William called for an end to fighting in Gaza, where he said too many people had been killed in the conflict.
Political interventions by members of the royal family are unusual, but Prince William, the 41-year-old heir to the throne, will make a number of engagements on Tuesday to acknowledge the human suffering caused by the conflict in the Middle East.
His office has also said he will draw attention to the global rise in anti-Semitism.
“I remain deeply concerned about the dire human consequences of the conflict in the Middle East since the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7. There have been too many deaths,” Prince William said.
“Like so many others, I want the fighting to end as quickly as possible. There is a desperate need for more humanitarian support to Gaza. It is crucial that help arrives and that the hostages are released.”
The Prince of Wales, who in 2018 became the first senior British royal to make an official visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, will attend a synagogue next week to hear from young people involved in tackling hate and anti-Semitism as part of his engagement schedule.
The war in Gaza began last October when Hamas fighters stormed into southern Israel, killing 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and capturing 253 hostages in what Prince William's father, King Charles, had called “barbaric acts of terror.”
Since then, the Israeli military response has resulted in the deaths of more than 29,000 Palestinians, according to Palestinian health authorities.
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