UK’s envoy to Israel warns full-scale occupation of Gaza would be ‘huge mistake’
British Ambassador to Israel Simon Walters has cautioned Israel against going ahead with a full-on occupation of the enclave, which PM Netanyahu is reportedly expected to approve this evening.
The Israeli military “has done all that it can do in Gaza – it’s not going to achieve any more by fighting any longer,” said Walters in comments carried by the Times of Israel newspaper. “Extending the war any further will simply lead to more deaths – deaths of soldiers, deaths of Palestinians, and, likely, deaths of hostages.”
He went on to say that ousting Hamas is only possible through “politics and diplomacy, and giving Gazans an alternative [authority] to Hamas” in postwar Gaza”.
UK police charge three people after Palestine Action ban
British police has said they had charged the first three people in England and Wales with supporting activist group Palestine Action since it was banned under “anti-terrorism” laws.
Jeremy Shippam and Judit Murray, both 71, and Fiona Maclean, 53, were charged under Britain’s Terrorism Act of 2000 following their arrest at a protest in central London on July 5, the capital’s Metropolitan Police force said.
A spokesperson for the force said there had already been seven charges in Scotland, which has a separate legal system.
The announcement comes ahead of a planned protest in support of the group outside the UK Parliament on Saturday, with organisers saying more than 500 people are expected to attend.
“I would strongly advise anyone planning to come to London this weekend to show support for Palestine Action to think about the potential criminal consequences of their actions,” Met Police Commander Dominic Murphy said in a statement.
Nice fascist statement. If you want to lock up your elderly for being against genocide, UK is the place to be.
