Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer holds a press conference at the end of his cabinet s first meeting in Downing Street in London. AFP
Starmer told his counterpart the "situation on the northern border of Israel was very concerning, and it was crucial all parties acted with caution", a spokesperson for his 10 Downing Street office said.
Lebanon's Hezbollah movement on Sunday fired another 20 rockets at northern Israel, leaving one person injured there,
Hezbollah has traded near daily fire with the Israeli army across Lebanon's southern border since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza.
Discussing the Israeli war on Gaza, the prime minister reiterated his condolences for the mass loss of life, the spokesperson said.
"He then set out the clear and urgent need for a ceasefire."
In his conversation with Netanyahu, Starmer added that it was also "important to ensure the long-term conditions for a two-state solution were in place, including ensuring the Palestinian Authority had the financial means to operate effectively".
Efforts towards a truce are continuing with US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators hoping to halt the worst-ever Gaza war, which has caused mass civilian casualties and devastated the coastal territory.
The spokesperson said the prime minister also spoke by phone to Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas.
Starmer told Abbas that his "longstanding policy on recognition to contribute to a peace process had not changed, and it was the undeniable right of Palestinians".
Israel's war on Gaza has killed at least 38,153 people in Gaza, mostly women and children.
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