The Foreign Secretary criticizes Israel's compliance with international law following the deaths of three British aid workers in an air strike by the IDF. The incident occurred during an attack on an aid convoy on April 1.
The Foreign Secretary placed further pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the killings of three British aid workers in an air strike by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). Writing in the Sunday Times six months on from the October 7 Hamas attack which sparked the conflict in Gaza, Lord Cameron issued a warning over Israel’s compliance with international law.
It follows Rishi Sunak’s own message to Israel, in which he said Britain continues to stand by the Middle Eastern nation’s right to defend its security, while adding the UK remains “appalled” by the aid workers’ deaths. John Chapman, 57, James “Jim” Henderson, 33, and James Kirby, 47, were the three Britons who died in air strikes carried out by the IDF on an aid convoy on April 1. The IDF described the incident as a “grave mistake stemming from a serious failure”, and dismissed two officers as a result. But Lord Cameron said there is “no doubt where the blame lies”, adding: “This must never happen agai
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