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No ifs, no buts: ceasefire now
The scale of the slaughter in Gaza must drive us to make one clear and united demand, despite the prevarications of the Labour leadership, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE MP

THE refusal of Britain’s political class to call for a ceasefire in Israel’s all-out assault on Palestinian civilians is one of the greatest and most shameful episodes in modern British history.

According to Unicef, 420 Palestinian children are being killed every day in Gaza. Around 10,000 people have already been killed, including 5,000 children.

More are trapped under rubble, dying or already dead, but not counted in official totals, as neighbours try and often fail to dig them out by hand, lacking any kind of heavy equipment and still under bombardment.

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