UK shadow foreign secretary says famine in Gaza is imminent

David Lammy, Labour’s shadow foreign secretary, spoke about the imminent, man-made famine in Gaza and how aid is being blocked a few kilometres away from children who are starving to death in the besieged enclave, during a heated parliamentary debate which unfolded over two hours on Tuesday.

The debate came a day after a UN-backed report found that 300,000 Palestinians trapped in northern Gaza are facing famine, with another 1.1 million at risk of starvation.

Lammy then asked if the UK government is working to prevent the looming Israeli attack on Rafah and inquired whether the Conservative government will support Labour's calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.

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