Israel-Hamas War: UK, Germany Back ‘Sustainable Ceasefire’

Published on December 17, 2023

The UK and Germany support a “sustainable ceasefire” in Gaza, the two countries’ foreign secretaries said on Saturday. David Cameron and Annalena Baerbock put pressure on Israel to do more to avoid civilian casualties in its war against Hamas, saying “too many civilians have been killed.” The remarks came after President Joe Biden’s White House expressed unease about the failure of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration to reduce civilian casualties and its plans for the future of Gaza. But Lord Cameron and Ms. Baerbock also stressed they are not calling for a general and immediate ceasefire and “hoping it somehow becomes permanent.”...

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