SHADOW foreign secretary David Lammy will visit Israel and Palestine this week to call for a “longer pause” to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, as the party faces pressure for a ceasefire call.

Mr Lammy will meet politicians including Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Palestinian Authority deputy foreign minister Amal Jadu.

Sir Keir Starmer has been battling a rift in his party over the issue, with eight frontbenchers having resigned to defy his position and vote in the Commons to support a ceasefire.