Grant Shapps argued that calling for a ceasefire would be akin to asking the country 'not to go after Hamas - and I don't think anyone thinks that would be right'.
Asking Israel to reach a ceasefire with Hamas is 'untenable', the UK's defence secretary has said, as the number of MPs calling for a cessation of hostilities grows. Grant Shapps said Israel has 'a right' to 'go after' Hamas after its gunmen killed more than 1,400 Israelis on 7 October and abducted over 220 other people who are now being held hostage in Gaza.
Speaking at this week's PMQs, the deputy leader of the SNP, Mhairi Black, pointed to warnings from the United Nations that some hospitals in Gaza City had less than 20 hours of fuel left and their electricity 'runs out tonight'.