Prime Minister David Cameron told the House of Commons this afternoon that he has grave concerns over the heavy loss of life during the ongoing crisis in Israel and Gaza.
“I spoke to Prime Minister Netanyahu again about this crisis last night,” he said. “I repeated our recognition of Israel’s right to take proportionate action to defend itself, and our condemnation of Hamas’ refusal to end their rocket attacks, despite all international efforts to broker a ceasefire.”
He said: “The figures are very disturbing. Over 500 have now reportedly been killed in Gaza, and over 3,000 injured.”
Mr Cameron also said that the new Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond had spoken to President Mahmoud Abbas and told him that he hoped the Palestinian Authority would return to power in Gaza.
