- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer condemned Israeli strikes on Lebanon as "wrong" and insisted they "should stop" during a diplomatic visit to Gulf nations.
- His comments highlight the strain on a fragile two-week US-Iran ceasefire deal, which is now facing immediate peril.
- The bombardment of Beirut led to the deadliest day in Lebanon since the conflict began and risks unravelling the agreement brokered by Donald Trump.
- Sir Keir confirmed the UK is monitoring the use of its bases by Washington to ensure deployments are solely for collective self-defence, not offensive operations against Iran.
- Despite admitting it was "hard to say" if the strikes breached the ceasefire, Sir Keir maintained they were wrong and should be included in a broader cessation of hostilities.
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