The new plan, which was approved by Israeli Cabinet ministers, also calls for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to move to Gaza’s south.

The Prime Minister, joined by his wife Lady Starmer, invited around 130 people including two Second World War veterans to the event.

The Prince of Wales told of his son’s interest in learning about the Second World War and a centenarian performed a magic trick for the Queen, as veterans attended a Buckingham Palace tea party.