UK ministers to hold emergency meeting over Israel-Hamas war
by Aubrey Allegretti Senior political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6FWBE)
Deputy PM, Oliver Dowden, calls Cobra meeting to discuss hostages and aid but rules out call for ceasefire
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UK government ministers are to hold an emergency committee meeting as work intensifies to secure pauses" in the conflict between Israel and Hamas after a tank raid of Gaza.
Oliver Dowden, the deputy prime minister, said he would chair a Cobra meeting with figures from the Foreign Office, Ministry of Defence and Cabinet Office on Thursday morning.
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