Israel-Hamas War: UK, Germany Back ‘Sustainable Ceasefire’

Minister said an unsustainable ceasefire would make it harder to build the confidence needed for peace, and warned Israel to avoid more civilian deaths.

L: UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron comes back to 10 Downing Street in central London on Dec. 12, 2023. (Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images) R: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks to the media in Berlin on Dec. 15, 2023. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

The UK and Germany support a “sustainable ceasefire” in Gaza, the two countries’ foreign secretaries said on Saturday.

David Cameron and Annalena Baerbock put pressure on Israel to do more to avoid civilian casualties in its war against Hamas, saying “too many civilians have been killed.”