UK Prime Minister refuses to label Israel’s war in Gaza ‘genocide’

UK Prime Minister refuses to label Israel’s war in Gaza ‘genocide’

News November 1, 2024
UK Prime Minister refuses to label Israel’s war in Gaza ‘genocide’
London (Quds News Network)- Green Party MP Carla Denyer urged on Wednesday UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to label Israel’s war in Gaza as “genocide” after Israel’s parliament banned UNRWA and blocked UN aid. Starmer expressed concern about what is taking place in Gaza but refused to describe it as genocide. She told MPs: “The ICJ (International Court of Justice) has mandated that Israel ensures access to life saving aid in Gaza under Article Two of the Genocide Convention, yet the Israeli government has voted to effectively block its delivery. As a human rights lawyer, does the Prime Minister agree that banning Unrwa is a breach of international law?” She continued: “How much more evidence does need before calling out what is happening as a genocide and acting in line with the UK's responsibilities as a signatory of the Genocide Convention.” Starmer said that he “never described the what's going on in Gaza as genocide.”

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