Keir Starmer is asked when he will call out Israel's actions in Gaza as a 'genocide', particularly in light of it banning UNWRA.
The prime minister admits he's 'worried and concerned' about the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, but says he's never described it as 'genocide'. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The prime minister admits he's 'worried and concerned' about the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, but says he's never described it as 'genocide'. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00The ICJ has mandated that Israel ensures access to life-saving aid in Gaza under
00:07Article 2 of the Genocide Convention, yet the Israeli government has voted to
00:11effectively block its delivery. As a human rights lawyer, does the Prime
00:16Minister agree that banning UNRWA is a breach of international law and how much
00:22more evidence does he need before calling out what is happening as a
00:27genocide and acting in line with the UK's responsibilities as a signatory of
00:32the Genocide Convention? I'm very worried and concerned about the decision that's
00:38just been taken by the Parliament in relation to UNRWA. There's a humanitarian
00:43catastrophe in Gaza and that decision will only make it much worse which is
00:50why I've expressed my concern about it already before today and will continue
00:55to do so. It needs to be reversed. It needs to be reversed very, very quickly
00:59indeed. I have never described what's going on in Gaza as genocide. I do
01:06agree that all sides should comply with international law.