More US lawmakers join calls for ceasefire

Several more members of US Congress have joined a growing list of lawmakers calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Congressman Robert Garcia, a Democrat from California, and Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, issued statements saying that a ceasefire along with the return of all captives held by Hamas is a necessary step towards achieving peace.

“Now is the time for American strategic, diplomatic and political leadership to press for a breakthrough change in the relentless and dangerous dynamics of war and violence. The world has seen enough death and destruction," Raskin said in a statement.