Keir Starmer's comments on the Israel-Hamas war spark controversy within the Labour Party.
party over his stance on the Israel-Hamas war, Starmer told an audience in London on Tuesday that a ceasefire would"embolden" Hamas.Labour: Anas Sarwar calls Keir Starmer 's Gaza siege comments 'hurtful'
He added that the only"credible approach" was humanitarian pauses to allow aid to be delivered into Gaza. Starmer continued to resist backing calls for a ceasefire but said “open-ended” military action is “ultimately futile”. “Open-ended military action, action without a clear and desired political outcome, is ultimately futile. This needs to begin now, because a political agreement, however unlikely that seems today, however painful the first steps are to take, is the only way to resolve this conflict once and for all.”
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