UK government accepts Israel has legal duty to provide basic supplies to Gaza

David Cameron urges Israeli authorities to clear barriers to aid deliveries amid risk of widespread hunger'

The British government accepted on Tuesday that Israel as an occupying power had a duty under international humanitarian law to provide basic supplies to the people of Gaza.

The admission came as David Cameron, the foreign secretary, urged Israel to remove barriers on the delivery of humanitarian aid into the territory that were risking real, widespread hunger".