Last week Wednesday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have condemned “all acts of terrorism and brutality” amid the growing Israel-Hamas war.
Harry and Meghan stopped short of singling out sides in a statement on their Archewell Foundation website and vowed to support efforts to send urgent aid to the region.
The Foreign Office has said family members of British diplomats are leaving Israel as a “precautionary measure”.
The war, ignited by a bloody and wide-ranging Hamas attack on Israel at the weekend, has already claimed at least 2,400 lives.
Health Secretary Steve Barclay has insisted Israel has “the right to do everything it can” to rescue hostages in Gaza.
Asked on Good Morning Britain on ITV if he has fears over the level of Israel’s retaliation in Gaza and concerns there may be breaches of international law, Mr Barclay said: “We think international law obviously should be followed and civilian casualties should be minimised.
“But we should also be very clear that the reason for this situation is because Hamas has taken hostages into Gaza and the Israeli Government has the right to do everything it can to rescue those hostages.”
International aid groups said deaths in Gaza could accelerate as Israel prevents the passage of food, water, fuel and medicine into the territory and after the region’s only power station ran out of fuel.
The International Committee of the Red Cross said hospitals in Gaza risk turning into morgues when their generators run out.
It came after William and Kate’s spokesperson said in a statement, “The Prince and Princess of Wales are profoundly distressed by the devastating events that have unfolded in the past days. The horrors inflicted by Hamas’s terrorist attack upon Israel are appalling; they utterly condemn them.”
“As Israel exercises its right of self-defence, all Israelis and Palestinians will continue to be stalked by grief, fear and anger in the time to come. Their Royal Highnesses hold all the victims, their families and their friends in their hearts and minds.”
