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Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy is travelling to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories on Monday, making Labour’s first visit to the region since Hamas’s attacks.
Following Mr Lammy's calls for a “longer pause” to the conflict to alleviate the “shocking humanitarian emergency” in Gaza, he will meet politicians including President Isaac Herzog in Israel.
Mr Lammy will also hold talks with the Palestinian Authority’s deputy foreign minister Amal Jadou in the occupied West Bank.
Sir Keir Starmer has been battling a rift in his party, with eight front-benchers resigning to defy his position and vote to support a ceasefire in the House of Commons.
From Israel, Mr Lammy criticised the international allies for failing to realise the threat posed by Hamas ahead of the October 7 attacks.
The shadow foreign secretary urged them to “learn the lessons of decades of failure to resolve this conflict”.
Latest from Israel-Gaza conflict – in pictures
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Smoke ammunition fired by Israeli troops near the border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel. AFP -
Israeli soldiers react during the funeral of Capt Liron Snir at the Mount Herzl military cemetery, Jerusalem. Reuters -
Egyptian paramedics transport a Palestinian child arriving from Gaza to an ambulance at the Rafah border crossing. AFP -
An Israeli tank appears through a soldier's night vision scope near the Gaza Strip in southern Israel. Getty Images -
A Palestinian mother holds her newborn in a maternity hospital in Rafah, after he was evacuated from Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. Reuters -
Israeli artillery train its guns towards the Gaza Strip in Southern Israel. Getty Images -
A family watch news updates on the Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners swap deal, near Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters -
People demonstrate outside the Kyria defence complex as the political cabinet hold a meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel. Getty Images -
A wounded Palestinian child is carried into Nasser Hospital following an Israeli bombardment on Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip. AP -
An Israeli soldier takes position behind a wall in Gaza, as Israel's war against Hamas continues. Reuters -
Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, at a hospital in Khan Younis. AP -
People receive bags of flour at a distribution centre of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), in the Rafah refugee camp. AFP -
Israel's military transports Palestinian detainees from the Gaza Strip, near Israel's border with Gaza, in southern Israel. Reuters -
Palestinians amongst the rubble of a building destroyed by an Israeli air strike in Khan Younis, Gaza. Bloomberg -
Thomas Hand, father of Emily Hand, during a press conference by family members of hostages in Gaza, at the Israeli embassy, London. Getty Images -
A man consoles a young Palestinian girl at Nasser Medical Hospital, Khan Yunis, Gaza. Getty Images -
A mother covers her daughter as a siren signals incoming rockets launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, in Tel Aviv. Reuters -
Palestinian medics care for babies evacuated from Al Shifa Hospital to the Emirates Hospital in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP -
A child collects firewood in a camp provided by the UN for displaced Palestinians who lost their homes in Israeli raids, in Khan Yunis. EPA -
Personal items recovered from the Supernova music festival on display for family and relatives to collect in Caesarea, Israel. Getty Images -
Palestinians flee the Zeitoun district, southern Gaza Strip, as battles between Israel and Hamas continue. AFP -
Thousands gathered at the State Library for the weekly protest in support of Palestinians in Melbourne, Australia. Paul Stafford / The National -
Palestinian rescuers evacuate an injured woman following an Israeli air strike in Khan Younis refugee camp. AP -
A rally to call for a ceasefire held at Dorchester Square in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. AFP -
Palestinians flee to the southern Gaza Strip along Salah al-Din Street, during the ongoing Israeli bombardment. AP -
Palestinians check taxis that were hit by the Israeli military along Salah al-Din Street, on the outskirts of Gaza city. AP -
Thousands of Palestinians flee to the southern Gaza Strip along Salah al-Din Street. AP -
Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip amid the continuing ground operation against Hamas. Reuters -
Palestinians search for survivors in the rubble of a building following Israeli bombardment in Khan Yunis. AFP -
Palestinians injured in air strikes arrive at Nasser Medical Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza. Getty Images -
Palestinians collect books from the rubble of a cultural centre following an Israeli strike in Rafah. AFP -
Notices dropped by the Israeli military over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip calling for those remaining to leave the area. AFP -
A man walks among debris at the site of an Israeli strike in Khan Younis, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Reuters -
Israeli flags on the top of destroyed buildings in the Gaza Strip. AP -
Palestinians line to collect water in Rafah on Saturday, November 18. AP
He said political leaders have been complacently “content with the delusions of wishful thinking” while failing to work for a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine.
Mr Lammy also stressed that “diplomacy is how we can secure the release of hostages” while protecting Palestinians, as Israel carries out a ground assault.
“Hard diplomacy is required with all governments in the region to deliver a longer pause immediately to respond to the shocking humanitarian emergency in Gaza, secure the release of hostages so cruelly taken by Hamas and as a necessary step to an enduring cessation of violence,” he said.
