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Aberdeen City Council backs calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, January 15, 2025

ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL has backed calls for an immediate ceasefire and international players to back an urgent UN-led humanitarian relief effort in Gaza.

The move was brought by Labour councillor Simon Watson and seconded by his colleague Tauqeer Malik.

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