War in Gaza ‘must end now', urge UK and 24 allies
'We urge the parties and the international community to unite in a common effort to bring this terrible conflict to an end, through an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire,' the grouping added in a joint statement.
'Further bloodshed serves no purpose. We reaffirm our complete support to the efforts of the US, Qatar and Egypt to achieve this.'
The signatories — which also included Japan, several EU countries, Switzerland and New Zealand — added they were 'prepared to take further action to support an immediate ceasefire'.
The wide-ranging statement branded the controversial Israeli-supported relief effort in Gaza as 'dangerous' and said it deprives Gazans of 'human dignity'.
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