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    Rishi Nosack continues noshing Nettanyahu off Archived Message

    Posted by RaskolnikovX on October 19, 2023, 4:15 pm, in reply to "Re: Sunak to Netanyahu: "I know you are taking every precaution to avoid harming civilians.""

    https://www.dumptheguardian.com/world/2023/oct/19/israel-counting-uk-continuous-support-war-hamas-netanyahu-tells-sunak

    Such abject bollocks.

    Israel needs ‘continuous’ UK support in war with Hamas, Netanyahu tells Sunak

    British PM will fly to Saudi Arabia later as part of efforts to secure release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza

    Israel is counting on the UK’s “continuous support” in what will be a “long war” with Hamas, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has told Rishi Sunak, as the two leaders met in Tel Aviv.

    Sunak, who is flying on to Saudi Arabia later today in efforts to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and prevent a wider regional conflict, told Netanyahu in a press conference that Britain wanted Israel “to win”.

    “I’m proud to stand here with you in Israel’s darkest hour, as your friend,” said the British prime minister, who also welcomed a deal to allow 20 lorries with aid to cross into the Gaza Strip from Egypt. The British government is involved in an international push to make sure that the trucks can enter Gaza as early as Friday.

    Sunak added: “We will stand with you in solidarity, we will stand with your people. And we also want you to win.”

    Standing beside Sunak, the Israeli prime minister recalled Britain’s part in the second world war, telling his UK counterpart: “Eighty years ago, prime minister, the civilised world stood with you in your darkest hour.

    “This is our darkest hour. It is the world’s darkest hour. We need to stand together and we will win. And this is why I support, I value your support and the fact that you are here – we must win together.

    “That means that this is a long war and we’ll need your continuous support. There will be ups and downs, there will be difficulties.”

    In a reference to the explosion at al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City, where hundreds are believed to have been killed, Sunak said the scenes had “shocked all of us, particularly at the hospital, and we mourn the loss of every innocent life – civilians of every faith, every nationality who have been killed”.

    “And we also recognise that the Palestinian people are victims of Hamas too. And that is why I welcome your decision yesterday that you took to ensure that routes into Gaza will be opened for humanitarian aid to enter,” said Sunak.

    “I’m glad that you made that decision. We will support it, we are increasing our aid to the region and we will look to get more support to people as quickly as we can.”

    Sunak also told Netanyahu that he recognised that Israel was “taking every precaution to avoid harming civilians” and that the two states would continue to cooperate in efforts to secure the release of hostages, particularly with regard to British nationals.

    Those efforts are expected to form part of discussions Sunak will hold with Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, when he arrives there later today, as part of a trip that could also involve another stopover before the prime minister returns to the UK on Friday.

    A parallel round of trips was being undertaken by the foreign secretary, James Cleverly, as part of meetings to help prevent the spread of conflict across the region, said the UK government. Cleverly is in Egypt on Thursday and will fly to Qatar on Thursday night, with a visit to Turkey also scheduled.

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