UK suspends trade talks with Israel and summons ambassador over 'cruel' aid blockade Addressing MPs, David Lammy says the "threat of starvation is hanging over hundreds of thousands of civilians" in Gaza, which he calls "abominable". He says the 11-week blockade stopping humanitarian aid reaching Gaza is "indefensible and cruel". "They are isolating Israel from its friends and partners around the world, undermining the interests of the Israeli people and damaging the image of the state of Israel in the eyes of the world." Lammy says the UK is suspending negotiations with the Israeli government on a new free trade...