Government Backs Humanitarian ‘Pauses,’ Not Ceasefire, in Gaza

The Prime minister called for ’specific pauses’ to allow the inflow of aids and the outflow of hostages and foreign nationals but declined to back a ceasefire.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak departs 10 Downing Street in London on Oct. 25, 2023. James Manning/PA

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said “specific pauses” are needed in Gaza to allow the flow of humanitarian aid, fleeing hostages and foreign nationals, but stressed he was not calling for a ceasefire.

Downing Street said “a wholesale ceasefire would only serve to benefit Hamas.”