LA Times editorial board calls for ceasefire

The editorial board of the Los Angeles Times, one of the largest newspapers in the US, has issued a call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

"The world cannot stand by to witness more slaughter of civilians," the board said in an opinion published on Thursday.

"Remaining mindful of America’s mistakes, it is incumbent upon the Biden administration now to avoid complicity with Israel’s. We are past the time to excuse the horror in Gaza. Biden has to press Netanyahu hard to stop the indiscriminate killing. That starts with a call for a cease-fire."

The LA Times is the first major newspaper in the US to issue a ceasefire call. At the end of October, the Financial Times, a British newspaper, issued a similar call.