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MPs demand government finally takes action to stop Israel's crimes in Gaza and Lebanon
Palestinians react to a fire after an Israeli strike hit a tent area in the courtyard of Al Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024
PARLIAMENT piled pressure on the government to finally act over Israel’s genocide in Gaza and aggression in Lebanon today.
MPs across the Commons demanded that ministers halt arms sales to Israel, sanction its far-right leaders and immediately recognise a Palestinian state.
After several days of murderous outrages in Gaza and Lebanon, political patience with the government’s purely rhetorical criticisms appeared to be running out.
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