:00:00. > :00:10.The Foreign Office minister Baroness Warsi resigns over
:00:11. > :00:14.the conflict in Gaza, saying she can no longer support the government.
:00:15. > :00:17.Sayeeda Warsi, who was the first Muslim ever to serve in the Cabinet,
:00:18. > :00:28.says Britain's approach to Gaza is not in the national interest.
:00:29. > :00:36.I have done everything can trying to convince my colleagues the current
:00:37. > :00:38.policy on Gaza is morally indefensible and it is not in
:00:39. > :00:42.British interests. not in the national interest.
:00:43. > :00:46.On the ground in Gaza a 72-hour ceasefire is in place, but
:00:47. > :00:49.the death toll after nearly a month of fighting stands at over 1800.
:00:50. > :00:52.We'll be looking at the chances of the ceasefire holding and the impact
:00:53. > :00:54.of Baroness Warsi's resignation. Also tonight.
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:00:57. > :00:58.after an emergency over a possible bomb threat.
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:01:04. > :01:05.And a royal visit to the sea of poppies installed at the Tower
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:01:39. > :01:42.Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
:01:43. > :01:47.The conflict in Gaza prompted a resignation from
:01:48. > :01:50.the government here today, with the Foreign Office minister, Baroness
:01:51. > :01:58.Warsi, saying British policy on Gaza is 'morally indefensible'.
:01:59. > :02:01.Labour praised what it called a resignation of real integrity,
:02:02. > :02:03.but the Chancellor, George Osborne, called it "unnecessary".
:02:04. > :02:12.Here's our deputy political editor, James Landale: What language could
:02:13. > :02:18.be used to describe these images? The government says the killing of
:02:19. > :02:22.civilians in Gaza is intolerable, but it will not say the Israeli
:02:23. > :02:25.response is disproportionate or criminal, and it is this lack of
:02:26. > :02:30.condemnation which prompted this minister to resign, the first Muslim
:02:31. > :02:34.woman in Cabinet decided she could no longer support the government 's
:02:35. > :02:39.foreign policy. Over the last four weeks I have done everything I can
:02:40. > :02:43.at formal and informal meetings to convince my colleagues that our
:02:44. > :02:47.current policy on Gaza is morally indefensible, it is not in our
:02:48. > :02:53.interests, not in British interests and it will have consequences in the
:02:54. > :02:59.end I felt the government 's position was not moving. On a point
:03:00. > :03:01.of principle I had to resign. The Prime Minister was informed of her
:03:02. > :03:08.decision while on holiday in Portugal, shortly before it was
:03:09. > :03:14.announced on social media. He said he regretted the decision. Others
:03:15. > :03:17.had stronger language. This is a disappointing and unnecessary
:03:18. > :03:21.decision, the British government is working with others to bring peace
:03:22. > :03:26.to Gaza. We now have a tentative cease-fire which we hope will hold.
:03:27. > :03:30.Lady Warsi once and for election in Dewsbury, in Yorkshire, and some
:03:31. > :03:35.that they thought she had done the right thing. I would agree with her
:03:36. > :03:41.on that. Other policies whatever, but I have to agree with her. I
:03:42. > :03:48.support her, it is good, yes. I think Israel has gone beyond. What
:03:49. > :03:52.can you say. Cider Warsi has long been a supporter of David Cameron
:03:53. > :04:00.without being part of his inner circle -- Sayeeda Warsi. I am proud
:04:01. > :04:06.to be standing here with the first Muslim woman in a cabinet. She was a
:04:07. > :04:12.symbol perhaps that the Tory party was changing, but she was also
:04:13. > :04:16.outspoken and mocked his reliance on fellow old Etonians. David Cameron
:04:17. > :04:20.says he has expressed grave concern about civilian casualties and called
:04:21. > :04:32.on Israel to exercise restraint, but her resignation means he's on much
:04:33. > :04:36.firmer pressure to do things. This is a serious matter of international
:04:37. > :04:41.policy. I like her, would like the UK to have a more constructive
:04:42. > :04:45.policy. People have been shocked by the casualties and suffering we have
:04:46. > :04:48.seen in Gaza, and I hope David Cameron will reflect on what she
:04:49. > :04:54.says in her resignation letter. To change his approach. Yesterday Lady
:04:55. > :04:58.Warsi took part in an act of remembrance over an old war. Today
:04:59. > :05:02.though, she delivered an act of defiance over a new one.
:05:03. > :05:04.James Landale: In Gaza, the three-day ceasefire
:05:05. > :05:08.between Israel and Hamas appears to be holding - Israeli ground
:05:09. > :05:10.troops have pulled out, but the human cost of the
:05:11. > :05:14.four week conflict is clear. On the Palestinian side,
:05:15. > :05:18.more than 1,800 people have been killed,
:05:19. > :05:21.according to the UN most of them were civilians.
:05:22. > :05:24.67 Israelis have also died during the operation
:05:25. > :05:26.- all but four of them soldiers. Our correspondent Jon Donnison is in
:05:27. > :05:39.Beit Hanoun in the North of Gaza. 12 hours in, the cease-fire is
:05:40. > :05:43.indeed holding. Today, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced
:05:44. > :05:48.have been returning to their homes or what is left of them. Frankly we
:05:49. > :05:52.have been out today and we have seen a devastating level of destruction.
:05:53. > :05:56.We went to one of the worst affected areas, Beit Hanina and come in the
:05:57. > :06:04.north of Gaza, to meet one Palestinian family. This man is 80.
:06:05. > :06:08.north of Gaza, to meet one He has survived half a dozen wars in
:06:09. > :06:10.Gaza, and a lifetime of struggle. He has
:06:11. > :06:21.Gaza, and a lifetime of struggle. He home destroyed. For the third time.
:06:22. > :06:27.Mohammed is one of 34 grandchildren. He is salvaging what he can from the
:06:28. > :06:37.rubble of what was his fourth wall. He is only 14. This was the man's
:06:38. > :06:45.bedroom. It was a room with a view. One mile away in the dust, you can
:06:46. > :06:52.see the Israeli tanks withdrawing. He was a headteacher, he taught
:06:53. > :06:56.history. He is not a Hamas supporter but he says this war did not start
:06:57. > :07:00.one month ago with rockets and air strikes, it is about Israel's
:07:01. > :07:07.decades long military occupation and the land. We want this returned to
:07:08. > 0:00:17us now. Gaza Strip. And the West Bank. Will you stay? Yes, I will