Calls for sending UK hospital ship to Gaza

Campaigners are calling on the British government to send a hospital ship to the Gaza Strip to treat Palestinians in urgent need of medical attention as a result of an Israeli military offensive.

Penzance resident, warned of a health crisis which is looming for "trapped civilians with dire conditions" in.

"Doctors [the main Gaza City Shifa hospital] operate on the floor and in corridors. People die untreated. Only one x-ray machine is working with a lack of doctors, nurses, paramedics, and the most basic equipment,” said Veronica Vickery, who started the petition on Sunday.

Ann Haycock, who is supporting the campaign added: "I know that the political situation is complicated, but a humanitarian intervention is now necessary."

The campaign is backed by West Cornwall MP Andrew George.

"The UK should not just sit back and do nothing. Britain should be at the forefront of the humanitarian response to the tragic events in Gaza," he said.