US secretary of state, who is in Tel Aviv, says he is also focused on people ‘who are suffering in this crossfire’
In Scotland, protesters have formed a blockade outside weapons manufacturer BAE Systems in Govan, Glasgow, in protest over the Israel-Gaza conflict and calling for an immediate ceasefire to halt the killing of civilians in Palestine.
France’s foreign minister Stéphane Séjourné will travel to Cairo on Wednesday in an unscheduled stop during his Middle East tour as efforts to secure a truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza reach a critical point, a French diplomatic source has told the Reuters news agency.