Keir Starmer says ready to be part of Gaza reconstruction

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will say his government is ready to play a "leading role" in Gaza's reconstruction at a summit in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday, prime minister office said in a statement Sunday.

UK PM is set to announce o20 million ($26.7 million) in humanitarian funding -- part of a broader aid committment for Gaza -- to help repair water, sanitation and hygiene services decimated by two years of war.

Starmer is headed to Egypt for the Gaza peace summit chaired by US President Donald Trump and Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, after a ceasefire was agreed between Israel and Hamas on Friday.

"Today is the first, crucial phase of ending this war and now we must deliver the second phase, in full," HE was expected to say at the summit, according to the Downing Street press release.

UK government also announced its decision to host a three-day conference on Gaza's recovery and reconstruction, which would discuss plans for postwar Gaza and Palestinian Authority's transformation.

"The conference will be attended by a range of international partners, including Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Palestinian Authority, as well as private sector and international development finance and financiers," according to UK prime minister office the press release.

"UK will also play a crucial part in that process, convening different parties as we doing today with Egypt and bringing in expertise, experience and investment from City of London to support reconstruction."