Families of former Gaza hostages have submitted a letter to Prime Minister Andy Burnham urging his government to do more to weaken Hamas.
A similar letter calling for the same measures was submitted to Number 10 exactly one year ago.
Requests included a move by Britain to widen sanctions on Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
A day after the original letter was sent, the families met then-PM Keir Starmer. He told them he would “do everything to keep alive the memory of those who were killed and to bring the hostages home” and sanction Hamas members.
This year’s letter, written on September 10, reads: “The families are deeply concerned that despite the clear commitment by the then-prime minister that work would be done quickly to implement new sanctions on Hamas, this promise has not been kept.
“It is now a year since the promise was made and almost the third anniversary of October 7… Hamas and its terrorist enablers remain an active threat, including to British citizens.”
Signatories include Mandy Damari, Steve Brisley, brother in law of former hostage Eli Sharabi, and Ditza Or, mother of former hostage Avinatan.
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