A permanent ceasefire in Gaza and a two-state solution can be achieved, Lord Cameron declares

A permanent ceasefire in Gaza and a two-state solution can be achieved, Lord Cameron has declared.

That of the Minister of Foreign Affairs comments will come after the meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday in Jerusalem.

Foreign Secretary David Cameron has said a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and a two-state solution are still possibleCredit: AFP

The ex-prime minister said there is “a route to a Palestinian state,” despite Netanyahu continuing to reject calls for a two-state solution after the conflict.

The Israeli Prime Minister said last week that the idea would “endanger the state of Israel” and denounced the “attempt to coerce us”.

Speaking during his diplomatic tour of theMiddle Eastthe Tory peer told broadcasters: “It's time for an immediate pause in the fighting because not only do we need to get the aid in, but, crucially, we need to get those hostages out.

“And what I think we can do now is plan for how to turn that pause into a permanent, lasting ceasefire without returning to fighting.” That's what I forced on him (Netanyahu).

“And that's what I'm going to talk about here today.”

He said Hamas terrorists must leave Gaza to cease hostilities, but that Palestinians must also be shown that there is a “route to a Palestinian state, to a new future.”

Earlier this week, Hamas said there was “no chance.” of releasing the remaining 130 hostages after Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a new ceasefire agreement.

On Sunday, the Israeli Prime Minister rejected the conditions he presented Hamas that would mean Israel's complete withdrawal and leave the terrorist group in power Gaza.

Netanyahu said: “In exchange for the release of our hostages, Hamas demands the end of the war, the withdrawal of our troops from Gaza, the release of all murderers and rapists.

'And leave Hamas intact.

“I flatly reject the terms of surrender of Hamas's monsters.”

Hours later, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said in response that Tel Aviv's refusal to end the military offensive in Gaza “means there is no chance of the return of the (Israeli) prisoners.”