India, Aug. 11 -- UK announces additional support for UN agency as current humanitarian funding reaches over 750,000 Palestinians UK is the largest contributor to a UN Humanitarian Fund which is delivering vital support to 2.3 million people in desperate need Announcement comes as UK urges Israel to reverse its plan to expand its military operations in Gaza UK aid funding announced today has the potential to reach thousands of desperate civilians in Gaza if Israel allows the UN and other agencies to operate at the scale needed.

The announcement follows the Israeli security cabinet approving a plan to further escalate its Gaza offensive, which the UK Prime Minister warned would do nothing to bring an end to the conflict.

The £8.5m f...