Overview

• Speaking live to ITV London News reporter Helen Keenan, the actor called what is about to happen in Gaza City “indefensible” and urged the international community to act.
• He quickly returned to promoting Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, noting the series is marking 15 years.
• Bonneville attended the Leicester Square premiere alongside co-stars Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael and Joanne Froggatt.
• The plea came as the Venice Film Festival featured protests and a 23-minute standing ovation for Gaza drama The Voice of Hind Rajab.
• Hospitals reported more than 30 Palestinians, including women and children, killed in recent Gaza City strikes, with UN and aid groups warning of dire humanitarian consequences after a famine was declared last month.