Hamish Falconer says legislation under consideration by Knesset is ‘neither in Israel’s interest nor realistic’
A destroyed truck used by Unrwa workers is loaded on to another truck after it was hit in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip last week.A destroyed truck used by Unrwa workers is loaded on to another truck after it was hit in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip last week.
Falconer insisted the measures taken by the Labour government so far did not indicate any decline in Labour support for the state of Israel, but his remarks were as sharp as any delivered by a Labour minister. He added: “The international community are clear that Unrwa and other humanitarian organisations must be fully able to deliver aid.”
He challenged Israel’s military tactics inside Gaza, saying: “Hamas is a brutal terrorist organisation, it hides behind Gazan civilians, but all parties must do everything possible to protect civilians and fully respect international humanitarian law.” Warning that the risk of further escalation could not be exaggerated, he called for calmer heads to prevail and urged Iran not to retaliate for. The death of the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar presented an opportunity for a new chapter, he said, and no military solution existed to the crisis.
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