The Labour leader is standing by his stance of supporting Israel’s right to self defence despite the Palestinian civilians being killed.
Sir Keir Starmer is under growing pressure to call for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas after Sadiq Khan, Andy Burnham and Anas Sarwar all broke ranks to challenge his stance on Gaza.
Mr Khan, who became the first Muslim mayor of the capital in 2016, released a video on social media to “join the international community in calling for a ceasefire”. “The immediate cessation of violence, with an end of rocket fire into and out of Gaza. And let me be clear, that means a ceasefire right now.”
“We recognise that Israel has the right to take targeted action within international law to defend itself against terror attacks and terrorist organisations and to rescue hostages,” they added. “That applies to Israel too, they have the right under international law to do that,” he told Sky News.“But in taking that work, they must continue to follow international law as they carry it out, but long term, the only solution to this crisis is not going to be military.”“Of course, we understand why people want to call for a ceasefire. The Palestinian people are not Hamas, and they are suffering terribly.
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