The British government came after Democratic President Joe Biden threatened to halt some arms shipments and cut off further military aid to Jerusalem if it goes ahead with its planned invasion of Rafah for hunting purposes. There will be no halt to arms supplies to Israel, Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Sunday. Suppress Hamas terrorists.
Foreign Secretary David Cameron said this in an interview on Sky News’ Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips programme. Said He said that halting arms shipments to Israel was “not a wise course of action,” and that the last time he faced public pressure to do so, he said, “Iran’s large-scale attack on Israel, including 140 cruise missiles in the coming days. There was an attack,” he said.
“Announcing it today might help it get through this TV interview, but it would actually strengthen Hamas. It would weaken Israel,” Lord Cameron said.
“I think it would probably make a hostage deal less likely. So I don’t think some sort of political declaration is the right answer. We’re going to go through a rigorous process to make sure we act in accordance with the law. You have to stick around.”
The former prime minister went on to claim that the UK and US are in “very different situations” when it comes to Israel.
“The United States, as you know, is a major state supplier of arms to Israel, including 1,000-pound bombs and everything else,” he said.
“The UK supplies less than 1 per cent of arms to Israel and is not a state supplier. may be closed.”
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“They are [Hamas] Terrorists, if you kidnap grandmothers, kidnap babies, rape people, shoot children in front of their parents, what more does the BBC do to say they’re terrorists? Does that mean it’s necessary? ” 👏🏽 #bbclaurak pic.twitter.com/GZNc2EAHod
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Lord Cameron is also making the rounds on the British Sunday morning television circuit. criticized The BBC has been praised for its coverage of the conflict following the announcement of the death of British-Israeli hostage Nadav Popplewell in Gaza.
“Maybe it’s time for the BBC to ask itself again, should we be describing these people as terrorists?” he asked.
“They are [Hamas] Terrorists, if you kidnap grandmothers, kidnap babies, rape people, shoot children in front of their parents, what more does the BBC do to say they’re terrorists? Does that mean I need to do it? ”
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The comments from Britain’s top diplomat come as President Joe Biden threatens to use artillery and other weapons against Israel if it invades Rafah, the last stronghold of the Palestinian jihadist group Hamas, which both Britain and the United States classify as terrorists. This was issued in response to the government’s threat to withhold weapons shipments. state.
“If they enter Rafah, they haven’t entered Rafah yet, if they enter Rafah, they have historically been used to deal with Rafah, to deal with cities. I’ve made it clear that I will not supply weapons to address that issue,” he said this week after the Biden administration halted shipments of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel last week.
Hamas, the Islamist terrorist group that killed more than 1,200 people and took more than 250 hostages in an October 7 terrorist attack on Israel, is still holding many captives, including five Americans, and is planning a terrorist attack. He called for a ceasefire ahead of the invasion of Rafah.
But apparently in defiance of the Biden administration, the Jerusalem Security Cabinet voted on Friday to expand military operations in Rafah while continuing talks in Egypt about a possible deal with Hamas to free the remaining hostages. .
In a further attempt to thwart the invasion of Rafah, the White House has reportedly offered to provide information on the location of key Hamas leaders in underground tunnels in Gaza leading to Jerusalem, and has asked why the Biden administration could provide such information. Questions have arisen as to whether it was withheld. It could have saved American lives and resolved the conflict more quickly.
Britain has decided not to follow Biden in cutting off arms to Israel, but Lord Cameron also warned that Israel would intervene without a “plan to protect its people” given the large number of refugees. He warned against Rafa’s attacks. They moved to the area in the wake of Israel’s military response to the October 7 attack.
“There are hundreds of thousands of people in Rafah who have migrated from other parts of Gaza. Therefore, attempting a large-scale attack in such a way is extremely dangerous,” he said.
But the foreign minister said the issue would ultimately “go back to Hamas” as the terror group has repeatedly rejected agreements that could have prevented further bloodshed. Why are you allowing this suffering to continue when you could stop it right now? ”
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