Top UK diplomat renews calls for Gaza truce, release of captives
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy has renewed his call for “an immediate ceasefire” in Gaza, marking 300 days since “the deadliest attack” on Israel.
Lammy made the remarks on X without elaborating on the subsequent Israeli war on Gaza that has killed nearly 40,000 Palestinians.
He called on Hamas to release all the captives taken from Israel on October 7 last year.
It's been 300 days since 7 October – the deadliest attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust.
Many who were brutally abducted and taken hostage remain in captivity.
Today we renew our call for an immediate ceasefire and for Hamas to release all hostages now.
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) August 1, 2024
It's August now, UK still stuck on October 7th like Israel...
Stop arming and enabling Israel. Fix the mess you created instead of perpetuating the cycle of violence.
Guterres calls for ‘comprehensive diplomatic action’ in Middle East
UN chief Antonio Guterres has called on the international community to “work together to urgently prevent any actions that could push the entire Middle East over the edge, with a devastating impact on civilians”.
He said the recent attacks in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Beirut and Tehran represented “a dangerous escalation”.
“I have consistently called for maximum restraint by all. It is increasingly clear, however, that restraint alone is insufficient at this extremely sensitive time. I urge all to vigorously work towards regional de-escalation in the interest of long-term peace and stability for all,” Guterres said.
The only way to achieve that is “by advancing comprehensive diplomatic action”, he added.
The attacks we have seen in the Israeli-occupied Golan, South Beirut & Teheran represent a dangerous escalation at a moment in which all efforts should instead be leading to a ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all Israeli hostages, a massive increase of humanitarian aid for…
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) August 1, 2024
