John Swinney has said the Israeli Government’s decision to seize control of Gaza City is “completely and utterly unacceptable”.

The Scottish First Minister said on Friday that it will create “even more human suffering for the Palestinian people and further escalate the conflict”.

His comments came just hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that his security cabinet had approved a plan to retake control over the entire territory.

“The decision of the Israeli Government to seize control of Gaza City is completely and utterly unacceptable,” Swinney said.

“The international community must stop Israel and secure a ceasefire.”

The war, sparked by Hamas’s October 7 attacks on Israel which killed 1,200 with more than 250 people taken hostage, has killed tens of thous

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