Dozens of British MPs have called for an end to the Israeli attacks on Gaza.

The call coincides with the escalation of the pro-Palestine demonstrations in London, protesting the British government’s support for Israel.

In an early day motion in the House of Commons, 38 members of parliament strongly criticised the Israeli onslaught on Gaza, which enters its twelfth day on Saturday, as a “disproportionate escalation of violence against Palestinians.”

The motion calls for an immediate end to Israeli military strikes against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and military incursions into Palestinian population centres in the West Bank.