Israel is breaking international law in Gaza, Britain has said for the first time, as David Lammy accused Binyamin Netanyahu’s government of “starving children”.
The foreign secretary said that the two-week long blockade of food, fuel and medicine imposed by Israel on Gaza was “appalling and unacceptable”.
He urged Israel to allow humanitarian trucks back into Gaza and said that the hold-up in deliveries to 2.3 million Palestinians was “hugely alarming and very worrying”.
David Lammy urged Israel to allow a massive increase in the amount of aid reaching civilians in Gaza
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Britain has avoided making definitive judgements about the legality of Israel’s conduct since the October 7 terror attacks of 2023.
The UK, which has been keen to avoid damaging its deep intelligence-sharing relationship with Tel Aviv, has previously said that Israel’s military actions “risk” breaching international humanitarian law.
The Foreign Office
