Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu accuses Starmer of siding with Hamas

The UK, France and Canada condemned the expanded Israeli military operation in Gaza this week.

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He also accused Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney of siding with "mass murderers, rapists, baby killers and kidnappers".

Netanyahu was speaking after Thursday's deadly attack on Israeli embassy staff in Washington. Days earlier, the UK, France and Canada had condemned Israel's expanded offensive in Gaza as "disproportionate" and described the humanitarian situation as "intolerable".

Downing Street has pointed to Sir Keir's condemnation of the Washington attack.

In that post, Sir Keir called antisemitism an "evil we must stamp out".