The Labour leadership is in discussions about presenting a motion in the Commons regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict according to an earlier report by SkyNews.
The purpose is to prevent internal party divisions over whether to support a ceasefire or humanitarian pauses.
A party spokesperson has now confirmed these plans.
The intention is to propose a motion that all Labour MPs can support, aiming to deter around 20 frontbenchers and numerous MPs from backing an SNP motion advocating for an immediate ceasefire.
Sir Keir Starmer has consistently called for a humanitarian pause in the conflict to facilitate aid to Palestinians.
However, he has resisted calls to demand a ceasefire, arguing that such a cessation would provide Hamas with an opportunity to re-arm and potentially launch further attacks on Israel, as indicated by the group’s spokespersons.
The spokesperson said: “Labour’s amendment reaffirms the position set out in Keir Starmer’s Chatham House speech and reflects our concerns about what we’ve seen on the ground in the last fortnight, which includes the lack of hostage release, the insufficient amount of aid and utilities getting in and being distributed, the scale of civilian casualties in Gaza and the amount of violence in the West Bank.”