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Britons warned over Gaza fighting | Britons warned over Gaza fighting |
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Official advice for Britons going to Israel and Palestinian Territories has been updated owing to a "deterioration in the security situation". | Official advice for Britons going to Israel and Palestinian Territories has been updated owing to a "deterioration in the security situation". |
The Foreign Office advised against all travel to the West Bank because of the "spillover of violence from Gaza". | |
The statement advised against "all but essential travel" to Bethlehem, Ramallah and Jericho. | The statement advised against "all but essential travel" to Bethlehem, Ramallah and Jericho. |
A Palestinian unity government has been dismissed amid a bitter power struggle between rival factions. | |
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas sacked the Hamas-led government on Thursday and declared a state of emergency. | |
Hamas and members of the Fatah movement have been involved in bloody violence, which has claimed at least 100 lives in the past week. | |
Earlier, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said the violence in the Gaza Strip was "deeply alarming". | |
She called for a ceasefire, saying it was "imperative" that all sides agreed to speak to each other. | |
"Dialogue is the only way to achieve a long-lasting and sustainable peace." |