RAMALLAH, September 7, 2025 (WAFA) – Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa received a phone call on Sunday from the new British Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper, during which they discussed efforts to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and address the attacks by Israeli occupation forces and settlers in the West Bank, including Jerusalem.

The two leaders also discussed, in Cooper’s first phone call since assuming office, efforts to ensure the success of the upcoming international conference in New York, as well as joint efforts to implement the outcomes of the document issued by the UN International Conference on the Two-State Solution held in late July. They further addressed governance arrangements and the management of Gaza affairs once the war ends.

Both sides emphasized the importance of continued cooperation and intensified international efforts to change policies and halt Israeli measures in the West Bank, including annexation, settlement expansion, and the withholding of Palestinian funds.

Prime Minister Mustafa congratulated Foreign Secretary Cooper on her appointment, affirming his readiness for joint cooperation to advance peace and support stability efforts in the region.

Cooper, in turn, reaffirmed the strategic partnership between the United Kingdom and Palestine, highlighting the British government’s commitment to ending the war in Gaza, facilitating humanitarian aid, supporting efforts to realize the Palestinian state, and promoting international recognition of the State of Palestine as a means to achieve regional stability.

K.T