Conservatives call for a ‘real’ deal over Gaza ceasefire

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Deputy Chairman for the Conservative Party Matt Vickers urges the government to secure a “real deal” as Sir Keir Starmer prepares to visit US President Donald Trump during his visit to Scotland.      Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00Well, I think we've seen the absolutely devastating, horrific images emerging from Gaza of what's

00:05happening to innocent people on the ground. But the reality is that this is a terrorist

00:10organisation. If we allow a terrorist organisation like Hamas to continue running Gaza, we're going

00:15to have really, really serious problems in the future. Those hostages are still not being

00:20returned to Israel. Utterly horrific situation. We need to fix this problem and we need to fix it

00:26for the long term. Whatever comes next needs to be a real deal, a real agreement that will secure

00:31that, well, will bring about security and peace in the long term. It requires Hamas not to be

00:37running the country. They can't win from this situation. That cannot be allowed to happen.

00:40Terrorists cannot be allowed to win and they cannot be allowed to carry on causing misery

00:45for people in Gaza and actually withholding those hostages who've now been gone for a very, very long

00:50time.

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