Calls for peace in Gaza branded ‘naive’ by British prime minister

BIRMINGHAM, England

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it is “extremely naive and simplistic way to look at the problem” in a response to a cease-fire call at the parliament on Wednesday.

Scottish Alba Party’s lawmaker Neale Hanvey reiterated his call for a cease-fire during a Prime Minister's Questions session at the House of Commons.

“This is a question of humanity and morality. The prime minister has an opportunity to lead the calls for peace or endorse death, violence and destruction. Which will he choose?”

Sunak responded by saying Israel has “every right” to defend itself.

“Now of course, alongside that, they must abide by international law and we will do everything we can as I have said to make sure that aid flows in and provides alleviation to the suffering that the people in Gaza are seeing.”

Speaking at an event on Monday, Sunak said a new political horizon should be created for peace.

“We must unite around the only answer that can come close to creating peace in those troubled lands. The only answer that can acknowledge the history and hurt of both peoples. The only answer that can allow a new future to be born, and that is a two-state solution.”

He said the UK has argued for this solution for decades, “but now we must help make it a reality.”