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<p>The UK Government supports all efforts to promote dialogue and create a pathway
towards sustainable peace. As the Foreign Secretary said in his 14 May statement,
we welcome the current Egyptian-brokered ceasefire and urge all sides to de-escalate
tensions. The ceasefire must now be honoured to prevent the loss of further civilian
life. The Foreign Secretary also wrote to his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen on May
10 to affirm the UK's support for Israel's right to self-defence, but also to note
UK concern at reports of civilian fatalities in Gaza, and to emphasise that all actions
taken must be proportionate, calibrated to avoid civilian casualties, and in line
with international humanitarian law.</p>
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