Palestinian Prime Minister Mohamed Mustafa has spoken to the British officials during a visit to London about ending the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory and guaranteeing the “right to freedom, dignity and return” as not just Palestinian demands but as “necessities of international law and our common humanity”, Al Jazeera reports.

According to the Palestinian foreign ministry on X, the Palestinian government rejects “all attempts by the occupation to displace our people, whether from the Gaza Strip or the West Bank, including Jerusalem”.

“He [Mustafa] called for defending UNRWA’s mandate against the Israeli campaign against it, ensuring sustainable funding to enable it to fulfil its humanitarian and educational duties towards Palestinian refugees, and supporting full membership for the State of Palestine in the United Nations,” it added.

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