UK to hold emergency response meeting on Israel-Gaza strategy

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will convene a meeting of the government's COBRA emergency response committee on Thursday to consider its strategy and approach towards Gaza and the Israeli-Hamas conflict, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden told Times Radio .

Britain is pushing for a humanitarian pause to the conflict, and for Britons in Gaza to be able to leave safely.

(Reporting by William James; Editing by William Schomberg)