Netanyahu accuses Starmer of siding with Hamas

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<img sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/ddcc/live/499cf4d0-3780-11f0-8947-7d6241f9fce9.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/ddcc/live/499cf4d0-3780-11f0-8947-7d6241f9fce9.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/ddcc/live/499cf4d0-3780-11f0-8947-7d6241f9fce9.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/ddcc/live/499cf4d0-3780-11f0-8947-7d6241f9fce9.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/ddcc/live/499cf4d0-3780-11f0-8947-7d6241f9fce9.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/ddcc/live/499cf4d0-3780-11f0-8947-7d6241f9fce9.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/ddcc/live/499cf4d0-3780-11f0-8947-7d6241f9fce9.jpg.webp 1536w" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/ddcc/live/499cf4d0-3780-11f0-8947-7d6241f9fce9.jpg.webp" loading="eager" alt="Getty Images Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference in Jerusalem on 21 May 2025." class="sc-d1200759-0 dvfjxj"/> Getty Pictures Israel's PM has accused the leaders of the UK, France and Canada of being on "the mistaken aspect of historical past"

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated Sir Keir Starmer and different leaders have "successfully stated they need Hamas to stay in energy".

He additionally accused British, French and Canadian leaders of siding with "mass murderers, rapists, child killers and kidnappers".

In a video posted on X addressing Thursday's attack on Israeli embassy employees in Washington DC, Netanyahu stated Sir Keir, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney wished Israel to "stand down and settle for that Hamas's military of mass murderers will survive".

Downing Road has declined to remark instantly on Netanyahu's remarks, however pointed to Sir Keir's earlier condemnation of the Washington assault on X.

In that post , Sir Keir referred to as antisemitism an "evil we should stamp out".

On Monday, the UK, France and Canada condemned the expanded Israeli military operation and denial of humanitarian help to civilians in Gaza, and threatened concrete actions if they didn't cease.

Netanyahu stated Hamas wish to destroy Israel and annihilate the Jewish individuals.

"I might by no means perceive how this straightforward fact evades the leaders of France, Britain, Canada and others."

"I say to President Macron, Prime Minister Carney and Prime Minister Starmer, when mass murderers, rapists, child killers and kidnappers thanks, you are on the mistaken aspect of justice."

"You are on the mistaken aspect of humanity, and also you're on the mistaken aspect of historical past," he added.

An Israeli minister, Amichai Chikli, stated Sir Keir and different leaders had been "emboldening the forces of terror".

Earlier, the UK prime minister said he was "horrified" by Israel's actions and referred to as the scenario in Gaza "insupportable", including that Israel's choice to permit solely a small quantity of help into Gaza was "totally insufficient".

<img sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/96f4/live/ababebe0-36ef-11f0-8519-3b5a01ebe413.png.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/96f4/live/ababebe0-36ef-11f0-8519-3b5a01ebe413.png.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/96f4/live/ababebe0-36ef-11f0-8519-3b5a01ebe413.png.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/96f4/live/ababebe0-36ef-11f0-8519-3b5a01ebe413.png.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/96f4/live/ababebe0-36ef-11f0-8519-3b5a01ebe413.png.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/96f4/live/ababebe0-36ef-11f0-8519-3b5a01ebe413.png.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/96f4/live/ababebe0-36ef-11f0-8519-3b5a01ebe413.png.webp 1536w" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/96f4/live/ababebe0-36ef-11f0-8519-3b5a01ebe413.png.webp" loading="lazy" alt="A graphic showing the percentage of people in Gaza who are facing malnutrition and the risk of death due to extreme food shortages" class="sc-d1200759-0 dvfjxj"/> In an interview for BBC World Service's Newshour programme , former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert described the present Israeli administration as a "gang of thugs".

He was requested about remarks by the Israeli schooling minister, who had stated Olmert must be ashamed of a earlier interview with the BBC, the place he argued that what Israel was doing in Gaza was "near a battle crime".

"That is nonsense, they're a bunch of thugs which are working the state of Israel today and the pinnacle of the gang is Netanyahu - it is a gang of thugs," Olmert stated.

"In fact they're criticising me, they're defaming me, I settle for it, and it'll not cease me from criticising and opposing these atrocious insurance policies."

Israel launched a navy marketing campaign in Gaza in response to Hamas's cross-border assault on 7 October 2023, during which about 1,200 individuals had been killed and 251 others had been taken hostage.

At the least 53,762 individuals, together with 16,500 youngsters, have been killed in Gaza since then, in keeping with the territory's Hamas-run well being ministry.

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