Israel Is Fighting 'Proxy War On UK's Behalf' In Gaza, Kemi Badenoch Claims

Kemi Badenoch on Sky NewsKemi Badenoch has claimed Israel is fighting a “proxy war on behalf of the UK” in Gaza against Hamas.The Conservative leader attacked this week’s joint statement from Keir Starmer, Mark Carney and Emmanuel Macron calling on its ally to stop the “intolerable” human suffering in Gaza or they will “take further concrete actions in response”.The UK then suspended trade negotiations with Israel on Tuesday.Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu then accused the UK, France and Canada of being on the “wrong side of humanity” and claimed Hamas has “thanked” them for their intervention.Netanyahu’s government also claimed this week the war will continue until all parts of Gaza are under Israel’s control.This morning, Sky News’ Trevor Phillips asked Badenoch if she believes the language of Netanyahu is justified.She replied: “I’m not here to police the language of the prime minister of Israel.“Who funds Hamas? Iran, an enemy of this country.“Israel is fighting a proxy war on behalf of the UK, just like Ukraine is on behalf of western Europe against Russia. We have to get serious!”“Are you actually equating the Israeli action in Gaza with Ukrainians?” Phillips asked.“Israel is fighting a war. It is not for me to police exactly how they are doing that,” Badenoch said. “It is not a genocide, as people are saying.”Phillips said: “This morning it doesn’t sound like you’re criticising anything that the Israelis do.”She replied: “That’s not true. I have criticised things before, but right now there are 58 hostages who have not been returned home.”Badenoch also claimed Starmer was in the wrong if Palestinian militants were thanking him.“If Hamas is praising your actions, you’ve probably done something wrong. Hamas is a terrorist group,” she said.“Israel is fighting a war where they want to get 58 hostages who have not been returned, that is what all of this is about, and they have said there won’t be a ceasefire until they get their people back.“What we need to make sure is that we are on the side that needs to eradicate Hamas, we need that to happen if we are ever going to get a two-state solution and end this war.”Israel launched a full-scale offensive into Gaza in October 2023 in response to the Hamas attack on Israeli soil where they killed 1,200 people and took 250 others hostage.After 19 months of war in the region, more than 50,000 Palestinians are estimated to have been killed and Gaza is in a humanitarian crisis.Related...'Nobody Cares!' Kemi Badenoch Rejects Criticism Over Her Latest Performance In The CommonsKemi Badenoch's Popularity Hits New Low As Tory Crisis DeepensHammer Blow For Kemi Badenoch As Shock Poll Puts Tories In Fourth Place

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