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UK professional mixed martial artist Muhammad Mokaev has called on UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to stop the mass killings in the Gaza Strip.
Mokaev addressed Sunak after beating Alex Perez at UFC 87 in Las Vegas.
"Rishi Sunak, stop genocide. The Prime Minister from United Kingdom, stop this! At least stop in Ramadan, stop killing our kids," Mokaev said in his post-fight interview on Saturday (2 March).
On October 7, 2023, Palestinian movement Hamas launched a large-scale rocket attack against Israel from Gaza and breached the border, killing 1,200 people and abducting around 240 others. Israel launched retaliatory strikes, ordered a complete blockade of Gaza, and started a ground incursion into the Palestinian enclave with the declared goal of eliminating Hamas fighters and rescuing the hostages. At least 30,000 people have been killed so far in the Gaza Strip, local authorities said.
On November 24, Qatar mediated a deal between Israel and Hamas on a temporary truce and the exchange of some of the prisoners and hostages, as well as the delivery of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. The ceasefire was extended several times and expired on December 1. More than 100 hostages are still believed to be held by Hamas in Gaza.
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