The UK on Wednesday renewed its calls for a ceasefire in Gaza and de-escalation in the region following Israeli strikes which assassinated militant leaders in Lebanon and Iran. A Tuesday drone strike near Beirut killed senior Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukr, while an Israeli attack on Tehran in the early hours of Wednesday killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. They are the most major attacks against the Iran-backed groups since the start of the Gaza war in October. “We have seen the reports overnight of the death of Ismail Haniyeh,” the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office told The …