'INTOLERABLE'

David Lammy calls for Gaza ceasefire on first visit to region | Death toll of Israeli air blitz on 'humanitarian' zone hits 141

- ASHLEY COWBURN

DAVID Lammy has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on his first visit to the Middle East as Foreign Secretary.

Mr Lammy held talks with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas, the President of the Palestinian Authority, yesterday.

Prior to the talks, the Cabinet minister said in a statement: "The death and destruction in Gaza is intolerable.

"This war must end now, with an immediate ceasefire, complied with by both sides.

"The fighting has got to stop, the hostages still cruelly detained by Hamas terrorists need to be released immediately and aid must be allowed in to reach the people of Gaza without restrictions."