Gaza: Welsh Parliament calls for ceasefire

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The Welsh Parliament has backed calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, in a vote on Wednesday evening.

But the Senedd was divided - 24 politicians supported the Plaid Cymru motion, with 19 against and 13 abstaining.

Shouts of "Free Palestine" were heard from the public gallery after the vote.

Rhun ap Iorwerth, Plaid Cymru leader, said both Hamas' attacks on Israel and the "collective punishment" of Gaza were unjust and inhumane.

The Welsh government has said it would abstain. First Minister Mark Drakeford did not take part in the debate.