Lord Cameron has joined forces with his German counterpart to call for a “sustainable ceasefire” in the Middle East and warn that “too many civilians have been killed” in the Hamas-Israel conflict.
In a marked change of tone by the government which piles pressure on the Israeli government to end the bloodshed, the foreign secretary has united with Annalena Baerbock, the German foreign minister, to demand “a sustainable ceasefire, leading to a sustainable peace”.
In a joint article, they write: “The sooner it comes, the better. The need is urgent.”
• David Cameron: Why the UK and Germany back a sustainable ceasefire
Separately, the defence secretary Grant Shapps in an interview with The Sunday Times gave his backing to the approach, which he said would
