![]() ![]() Mr Sunak also warned on Monday that the “misreporting” of an explosion at a Gaza hospital last week had had a “negative” impact on US diplomatic efforts to dial down tensions in the wider Middle East. He dismissed calls for a ceasefire, telling reporters: “We should have those hostages released and then we can talk.” Joe Biden has given his confirmed support to Israel, and the US confirmed on Monday evening that it was sending more weapons and additional troops to the region. ![]() “It is difficult to tell Israel to have a ceasefire when it is still facing rocket fire on an almost daily basis, and when its citizens are still being held hostage and it has suffered an appalling terrorist attack where it has a right to defend itself,” the Prime Minister told MPs. It came as Rishi Sunak told the House of Commons it would be “difficult” to push for a ceasefire as he argued for Israel’s right to defend itself. ![]() Josep Borrell, the EU’s top foreign diplomat, argued that a halt to Israeli bombing would allow for more time to negotiate the release of hundreds of hostages held captive by Hamas.Ī number of EU leaders are also set to back a “pause” in fighting in a confidential draft statement seen by The Telegraph. France and EU leaders have backed a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, setting up a clash with Britain and the US as ground troops ready themselves to invade Gaza.Įlisabeth Borne, the French prime minister, called for a “humanitarian truce” for more aid to enter Gaza in a move that mirrored Western divides over Ukraine. ![]()
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