Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that Britain “will not falter in our pursuit of peace”, on the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, AFP reports.

In a statement, the UK leader paid tribute to the victims of those killed a year ago, saying: “We stand together to remember the lives so cruelly taken.”

He added that Britain “must unequivocally stand with the Jewish community and unite as a country,” following a surge in reports of anti-Semitism across the UK.

Starmer also repeated his calls for immediate ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon “and for the removal of all restrictions on humanitarian aid into Gaza”.

“We will not falter in our pursuit of peace and on this day of pain and sorrow, we honour those we lost, and continue in our determination to return those still held hostage, help those who are suffering, and secure a better future for the Middle East,” he said.