Israel fires back at UK over suspended trade talks, rejects ‘external pressure’

Israel’s Foreign Ministry issued a fiery connection aft the U.K. suspended escaped commercialized talks implicit Jerusalem’s handling of the warfare successful Gaza. The U.K. simultaneously imposed caller sanctions connected the West Bank arsenic it condemned the "persistent rhythm of superior unit undertaken by extremist Israeli settlers successful the occupied West Bank."

The ministry claimed that talks for a caller U.K.-Israel escaped commercialized statement were already astatine a standstill earlier London’s announcement connected Tuesday. Additionally, it accused the U.K. of harming its ain citizens owed to its "anti-Israel obsession and home governmental considerations."

"Even anterior to today’s announcement, the escaped commercialized statement negotiations were not being precocious astatine each by the existent UK government," Israel’s Foreign Ministry wrote. "More than that, the statement would service the communal payment of some countries. If, owed to anti-Israel obsession and home governmental considerations, the British authorities is consenting to harm the British system – that is its ain prerogative."

Israel besides slammed the further sanctions connected the West Bank successful airy of the caller decease of Tzeela Gez, an Israeli pistillate who was changeable and killed successful a panic onslaught portion she was en way to the infirmary to springiness birth. The Israeli Foreign Ministry noted that doctors are inactive "fighting for her newborn’s life."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer (Getty Images)

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The ministry dismissed the U.K.’s threats toward the extremity of the post, saying, "[T]he British Mandate ended precisely 77 years ago. External unit volition not divert Israel from its way successful defending its beingness and information against enemies who question its destruction."

Palestinians proceed their regular lives amid the rubble of destroyed buildings successful the Jabalia exile campy successful bluish Gaza connected Feb. 10, 2025. (Mahmoud ssa/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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U.K. Foreign Minister David Lammy announced the suspension of commercialized talks arsenic helium addressed British lawmakers, saying Israel’s latest violative successful Gaza, Operation Gideon’s Chariot, marked a "dark caller signifier successful this conflict." In his announcement, Lammy said "the Netanyahu government’s actions person made this necessary."

Lammy reiterated U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s request that Israel let assistance to travel into the Gaza Strip. In a joint statement from the U.K., France and Canada, the countries urged Israel to enactment with the United Nations to "ensure a instrumentality to transportation of assistance successful enactment with humanitarian principles."

"If Israel does not cease the renewed subject violative and assistance its restrictions connected humanitarian aid, we volition instrumentality further factual actions successful response," the connection read.

Israel stopped the flow of aid into the Gaza Strip 11 weeks ago, but has resumed allowing constricted aid. Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon told Fox News that the NGOs that are being allowed to administer assistance person ensured that Hamas has not infiltrated their ranks oregon taken assistance meant for civilians.

The U.K. is demanding that Israel let much assistance into the Gaza Strip. (Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu via Getty Images/File)

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While assistance is being allowed to participate Gaza, Israel has faced backlash implicit the stringent restrictions, with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot saying it was "insufficient."

Tom Fletcher, the U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs and exigency alleviation coordinator who precocious accused Israel of committing genocide, described the assistance arsenic "a driblet successful the water of what is urgently needed" and called for "significantly much aid" to Gaza.

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"We person been reassured that our enactment volition beryllium facilitated done existing, proven mechanisms. I americium grateful for that reassurance, and Israel’s statement to humanitarian notification measures that trim the immense information threats of the operation. I americium determined that our assistance scope those successful top need, and that the hazard of theft by Hamas oregon different equipped groups is minimized," Fletcher said successful a statement.

Efrat Lachter contributed to this report.