Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni and her British counterpart Keir Starmer have pledged to keep on working to achieve an end to hostilities in the Middle East, Anadolu reports.

“We are united in our support for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. We want to see the release of all hostages, desperately needed humanitarian aid flowing into Gaza, and a calming of tensions on the West Bank in particular,” Starmer told journalists after meeting his Italian counterpart in Rome.

Meloni echoed his comments, saying the Italian government is committed to working to achieve the creation of a Palestinian state that could end the historic conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.

“We agreed a comprehensive deal based on the mediation led by the United States and Qatar, which sees the immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages taken captives on October 7 can no longer be postponed,” Meloni said.

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