Sir Keir Starmer has stepped up his call for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon following an escalation in fighting between Israel and the armed group Hezbollah. “Stop the violence. Step back from the brink,” the prime minister said in his maiden speech to the UN General Assembly, despite Israeli ministers’ rejection of an international proposal for a temporary pause in fighting.Sir Keir told world leaders a ceasefire would provide space for a diplomatic settlement to avoid a regional conflict in the Middle East.Fears of an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah are at a high, following the deadliest escalation of cross-border attacks in decades.More than 600 people have been killed by Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon since Monday, including at least 92 people on Thursday, according to local authorities.Hezbollah has responded by firing hundreds of rockets into northern Israel.Israeli politicians have broadly rejected the idea of a ceasefire after a 12-strong bloc – including the UK, US and other allies proposed a three-week pause in fighting.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the country’s military to continue fighting with “full force” as he landed in New York on Thursday.Addressing the UN General Assembly there, Sir Keir said an immediate ceasefire was needed “to provide space for a diplomatic settlement”.He warned that the conflict could spill over into a war “no-one can control and with consequences that none of us can foresee”.Elsewhere in his speech, Sir Keir vowed to return the UK to “responsible global leadership” …
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[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nnSir Keir Starmer has stepped up his call for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon following an escalation in fighting between Israel and the armed group Hezbollah. “Stop the violence. Step back from the brink,” the prime minister said in his maiden speech to the UN General Assembly, despite Israeli ministers’ rejection of an international proposal for a temporary pause in fighting.Sir Keir told world leaders a ceasefire would provide space for a diplomatic settlement to avoid a regional conflict in the Middle East.Fears of an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah are at a high, following the deadliest escalation of cross-border attacks in decades.More than 600 people have been killed by Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon since Monday, including at least 92 people on Thursday, according to local authorities.Hezbollah has responded by firing hundreds of rockets into northern Israel.Israeli politicians have broadly rejected the idea of a ceasefire after a 12-strong bloc – including the UK, US and other allies proposed a three-week pause in fighting.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the country’s military to continue fighting with “full force” as he landed in New York on Thursday.Addressing the UN General Assembly there, Sir Keir said an immediate ceasefire was needed “to provide space for a diplomatic settlement”.He warned that the conflict could spill over into a war “no-one can control and with consequences that none of us can foresee”.Elsewhere in his speech, Sir Keir vowed to return the UK to “responsible global leadership” …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]
