Lammy: This war must come to an end

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The Foreign Secretary said he's expecting a ceasefire after the Knesset rises on 28th of July. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has begun a ground operation targeting Deir al-Balah, the main hub for humanitarian efforts in the enclave. On Monday, Mr Lammy and his counterparts from 24 other nations including France, Canada and Australia urged Israel to lift restrictions on the flow of aid into Gaza in a joint statement. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00We have got no free trade discussions going on with Israel.

00:05We have sanctioned Israeli ministers.

00:08Yesterday, when we came together with foreign ministers, we said that we would act further.

00:13What we want to see is a ceasefire.

00:16It's my expectation that we will see a ceasefire take place after the Knesset rises on the 28th of July.

00:24This war must come to an end.

00:26I'm very, very clear about that.

00:27And so are other foreign ministers.

00:30When I look at the children who are being killed waiting for food, when I think about a population as densely populated as Gaza is,

00:40now held within 15% of the country, the most densely populated area on the planet, all of this is egregious.

00:47We have asked the Israeli government to think again.

00:51We've told them that their aid system isn't working.

00:54We've told them to stop prosecuting this war and this conflict.

00:58And we're absolutely crystal clear now that this war must come to an end.

01:03We must see a ceasefire.

01:05And there must now be an agreement.

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