The Labour Party could be forced into an urgent re-think over its messaging on the escalating war in the Middle East, according to ITV reports.
Shehab Khan has tweeted that the leadership arranged an urgent meeting with council leaders over fears of pending resignations.
A Labour councillor in Stroud quit the party at the weekend over comments made by Sir Keir Starmer about the Israel-Gaza war.
Jessie Hoskin declared she could no longer stand for Labour after Starmer refused to condemn what she called “war crimes against Palestinian people”.
It has been suggested that more resignations could follow unless the party urgently re-thinks its messaging on the ongoing conflict.
Israel bombed areas of southern Gaza this morning where it told Palestinians to flee ahead of an expected invasion, killing dozens of people.
Violence along the border with Lebanon has also led to concerns over a widening regional conflict that diplomats have been working to prevent.
In Gaza, people wounded in the air strikes were rushed to hospital after heavy attacks outside the southern cities of Rafah and Khan Younis, residents reported.
An Associated Press reporter saw around 50 bodies brought to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. Family members came to claim the bodies, wrapped in white bedsheets, some soaked in blood.
Rishi Sunak has announced that a further £10 million in humanitarian aid would be provided to civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, up from the £27 million existing funding this year.
Responding to his statement, Sir Keir Starmer added it is “crucial that this House speaks with one voice in condemnation of terror, in support for Israel in its time of agony and for the dignity of all human life”.
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