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Britain ‘emboldening’ Israel to commit further atrocities
Starmer accused of hypocrisy for quickly condemning Iran’s missile attack on Israel, but not condeming Israel’s genocide in Gaza, strikes on the Iranian embassy, or attacks on civilians in Lebanon
Smoke rises from neighbourhoods hit by Israeli airstrikes in Dahieh, Beirut, Lebanon, October 2, 2024

BRITAIN was accused of emboldening Israel to commit further atrocities today.

Israel continued its murderous rampage across the Middle East, bombing Yemen, Syria, and Gaza over the last week.

Tel Aviv also invaded neighbouring Lebanon after killing over 1,000 people in the country in a fortnight.

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