Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said an "immediate ceasefire" is required between Israel and Hezbollah after a "worrying escalation".Mr Lammy said the hostilities are in "nobody's interest" as he also advised British nationals in Lebanon to "leave now".Hezbollah's deputy leader Naim Kassem, speaking on Sunday, said his group is now in an open-ended battle of reckoning with Israel.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said an "immediate ceasefire" is required between Israel and Hezbollah after a "worrying escalation".Mr Lammy said the hostilities are in "nobody's interest" as he also advised British nationals in Lebanon to "leave now".Hezbollah's deputy leader Naim Kassem, speaking on Sunday, said his group is now in an open-ended battle of reckoning with Israel.