UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy to press for ceasefire during Israel trip

Britain's new foreign secretary, David Lammy, will press for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of captives during a trip to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.

The foreign office said in a statement that Lammy would make the case for a "credible and irreversible pathway towards a two-state solution" in meetings with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

"The death and destruction in Gaza is intolerable. This war must end now, with an immediate ceasefire, complied with by both sides," Lammy said.