Calls for ceasefire aren’t going to help Israel-Hamas situation, says James Cleverly

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00:00 Is there a red line though for the UK government whereby you would call for a ceasefire?

00:05 Well calls for a ceasefire in the abstract aren't going to help the situation. We have

00:11 consistently sought to bring about pauses to facilitate the inward passage of the humanitarian

00:19 aid that we are providing and the release of hostages and the evacuation of British

00:24 nationals in Gaza. That has been our position from the start. Of course we want to see this

00:30 resolved, we want to see Israel safe, peaceful and secure but as yet I have seen or heard

00:39 nothing from Hamas that gives me any confidence that they either desire or would abide by

00:45 calls for a ceasefire.