ian messer, thank you very much — important. ian messer, thank you very much for— important.hank you very much for that. _ important. ian messer, thank you very much for that. we _ important. ian messer, thank you very much for that. we were - important. ian messer, thank you i very much for that. we were hearing from a doctor who has been to gaza, and his thoughts on the number of child casualties. the debate about what the uk should be saying is as the situation in gaza gets worse, the debate about what the uk should be saying about it, is hotting up. there are signs the government wants israel to take greater steps to protect innocent life. the international development minister andrew mitchell has been speaking about the situation — telling mps that longer pauses over a larger area are needed because of the growing death toll in gaza. alleviating the suffering is our foremost priority. we welcome any initiative which would allow more aid to be delivered and hostages to be released. we have therefore consistently called for humanitarian causes, called for humanitarian paus