Sunak: Israel has every right to defend itself
Israel has “every right to defend itself”, says Rishi Sunak during a two-day trip to Israel where there are concerns the conflict with Hamas could escalate. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 I've been consistently clear that Hamas has perpetrated an absolutely appalling, barbaric
00:05 act of terror which has taken the lives of so many and caused untold misery and suffering.
00:11 Israel has every right, given that, to defend itself in line with humanitarian law, make
00:17 sure that it can try and recover hostages and ensure the security of its people, not
00:22 just today but for the long term so that something like this can never happen.
00:26 But I also know, and President Herzog has said, that Israel will take every precaution
00:30 to avoid harming civilians, but we have to remember that it is Hamas, the terrorist organisation,
00:35 that embeds itself in the civilian population and they should be held accountable for that.