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Act over Gaza ‘doom loop of hell’, ministers told
Smoke rises following an explosion in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, January 7, 2025
MINISTERS must act over the crisis in Gaza, where Palestinians are trapped in a “doom loop of hell,” MPs from all parties said today.
The government came under unprecedented pressure over its pro-Israel policy as the Commons looks increasingly united on the issue.
Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran, herself of Palestinian descent, led the charge, but MPs of all major parties united in expressing anger at British complicity in the catastrophe.
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