00:00One of the concerns I have about this is the timing, and it's really hard for Israel to
00:07swallow so soon after we saw Hamas murder those six hostages, and in fact when Hamas
00:14is still holding hostages.
00:16So the timing is something which is particularly, I guess, uncomfortable and difficult.
00:23I think it's very important that we are clear that we stand firm in our support for Israel
00:28as a country, while of course having concerns about the humanitarian situation in Gaza,
00:32wanting to make sure that aid gets to people in Gaza and that there is a ceasefire as soon
00:36as possible.
00:37Something that I'm concerned about is whether this is a sign of Labour caving into pressure
00:41from backbenchers on Gaza.
00:43We know that lots of backbenchers have had a lot of pressure from constituents on this,
00:47and it's important that government does the right thing, not just to do what those backbenchers
00:52pressure it into doing.
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