Miliband says Gaza situation ‘horrific’, UK must act ‘more decisively’

Miliband says Gaza situation ‘horrific’, UK must act ‘more decisively’ Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 09/05/2026 - 02:10 The foreign secretary said people on the ground in Gaza informed him about 'medicines being blocked, children dying while waiting for vital life-saving treatment' Miliband told British MPs on Tuesday that his government plans to impose "comprehensive" package of sanctions on Israel in the coming weeks. (AFP) Off British foreign secretary Ed Miliband has said the situation unfolding in Gaza was “horrific” and the UK government needed to act “more decisively than we have”. “So, I just came out of this meeting talking about Gaza to people who've been there and are there on the ground and frankly it was horrific what is unfolding,” Miliband said in an Instagram video released by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.