Islam Times - Israeli Attack on Khan Yunis Was ‘Shocking’: Top UK Diplomat

Islam Times - UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Tuesday voiced shock about a missile strike in a humanitarian zone in the Gaza Strip, saying it showed the urgent need for a ceasefire.

"We're meeting at a critical moment – a critical moment for securing a ceasefire in Gaza, with the shocking deaths in Khan Younis this morning only reinforcing how desperately needed that ceasefire is," Lammy told a joint news conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, L'Orient today reported.

On Tuesday, the British foreign secretary, while emphasizing the need for a ceasefire in Gaza, said that a two-state solution is necessary to achieve peace.

It is necessary to reach the path of peace [in the Middle East] and implement the two-state solution, he added.

On Tuesday morning, local media in Palestine reported that at least 20 tents in an encampment in al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis were targeted by Zionist regime forces and at least 40 Palestinians were martyred and 60 people were injured.