“What’s needed is global focus and continued action,” she said, calling for renewed international pressure to lift the siege. The seizure of the aid vessel comes amid mounting international alarm over the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. However, he did not say what action UK will take to forces Israel preventing humanitarian aid into Gaza. At least 22 civilians, including children, were killed in Israeli attacks on tents sheltering displaced families and crowds waiting for aid. Amid continued Israeli attacks and a crippling blockade, residents of Gaza are left with scarce access to food and basic supplies.