Lammy said: “I do condemn those words, and I would ask Minister Katz, who is very experienced, to withdraw them.”
The pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas broke down Tuesday as Israel launched a fresh bombardment across the Gaza Strip. The foreign secretary urged both sides to return to the negotiating table and lamented: “In January I called the ceasefire deal a glimmer of light in the darkness. It feels like the darkness has returned.”
Lammy — who was earlier this week rebuked by No.10 Downing Street after he accused Israel of breaking international law — confirmed that a British national was among those wounded when a U.N. compound in Gaza was hit Wednesday. He called for a “transparent investigation and for those responsible to be held to account.”