The bombs keep falling. And the body count rises. Six dead in Gaza today, including a journalist from Al Jazeera.
The network confirms: their man, a veteran of the Gaza beat, is gone. The Israeli military says it was targeting Hamas operatives, but the evidence on the ground tells a different story. The UK Foreign Office has issued a statement.
Calls for restraint. De-escalation. The usual.
But the whispers in Whitehall are louder. This is a test. A test of whether the new government can hold the line, or whether the backbenchers will break ranks.
Labour MPs are already getting restless. The pressure is building. The question: how long before the calls for an arms embargo become a roar?
The PM's office is monitoring. Closely. They know the political calculus.
Every death widens the fault lines in the coalition. The journalist's name will be a rallying cry. Expect protests.
Expect press releases. Expect a furious debate in the Commons next week. The game is on.