"It comes after Israel carried out a strike on senior Hamas leaders in Qatar's capital Doha, and warned all residents of Gaza City to leave immediately in anticipation of a huge ground offensive. Sixty MPs and peers, including members of Labour, the Greens and the SNP, are calling on the government to deny Herzog entry to the UK to avoid the risk of being complicit in genocide, under the terms of a UN treaty."
""I think he needs to answer the allegations of war crimes, of ethnic cleansing and of genocide that are being levelled at the government of Israel," he told Times Radio. "I think he needs to explain how, when we have seen so much evidence of the atrocities being perpetrated by the Israeli army, how he can possibly claim that the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) is the most moral army in the world."
Keir Starmer will meet Israeli President Isaac Herzog at Downing Street to raise the intolerable situation in Gaza and demand action to end suffering. Israel carried out a strike on senior Hamas leaders in Doha and warned Gaza City residents to leave ahead of a possible large ground offensive. Sixty MPs and peers from multiple parties have urged the UK to deny Herzog entry over risks of complicity in genocide under a UN treaty. Israel says it aims to destroy Hamas and recover hostages and denies genocide allegations now examined by the International Court of Justice. Herzog says he is visiting to show solidarity with the Jewish community facing antisemitism. Health Secretary Wes Streeting has demanded answers to allegations of war crimes, ethnic cleansing and genocide and questioned claims about the IDF's morality.
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