A permanent ceasefire could risk more violence in Israel and Palestine at the moment, Sir Keir Starmer said.The Labour leader made a speech on Tuesday calling on global leaders to work towards restoring peace in the Middle East amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.But Sir Keir defended Labour's calls for a humanitarian pause to allow Palestinians to flee the fighting, and for aid to be distributed.He said that a permanent ceasefire at this stage could leave Hamas with the capability to carry o

A permanent ceasefire could risk more violence in Israel and Palestine at the moment, Sir Keir Starmer said.The Labour leader made a speech on Tuesday calling on global leaders to work towards restoring peace in the Middle East amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.But Sir Keir defended Labour's calls for a humanitarian pause to allow Palestinians to flee the fighting, and for aid to be distributed.He said that a permanent ceasefire at this stage could leave Hamas with the capability to carry out further attacks in Israel.