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Labour should halt arms sales to Israel and sanction its officials to help halt the genocide in Gaza, McDonald tells MPs
Palestinians queue for food in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, November 18, 2024
LABOUR should halt arms sales to Israel and sanction Israeli officials to help halt the genocide in Gaza, left MP Andy McDonald told the Commons today.
Speaking during Prime Minister’s Questions, Mr McDonald drew attention to a new report by Human Rights Watch which has “set out irrefutably how Israeli authorities are committing the war crimes of forcible transfer” on the population in Gaza.
This “amounts to crimes against humanity,” he said. “Israel’s evacuation system fails to ensure civilian safety.
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