Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has hit out at Israel for the recent actions of Netanyahu's government in Gaza describing it as ‘counterproductive’, 'intolerable' and ‘appalling’.

On Wednesday afternoon, the Labour leader, 62, called yet again for a ceasefire between the two countries, whilst also revisiting the possibility of imposing sanctions on Israel.

Claire Hanna, the leader of Northern Ireland’s Social Democratic and Labour Party, highlighted the matter during PMQs describing them as ‘very dark days’.

She added: ‘Gaza is a stain on the soul of humanity.’

The Prime Minister said Hanna was ‘absolutely right’ in her description of recent days on the Gaza strip.