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Emily Thornberry rebukes Israel's ambassador, says Israel broke ceasefire deal

21 March 2025 14:35 GMT

The chair of the UK's Foreign Affairs Select Committee has rebuked Israel's ambassador and accused the Israeli government of refusing to honour its initial ceasefire agreement with Hamas.

Labour MP Emily Thornberry said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resumed the war on Gaza because he is "clinging on to power by his fingernails".

Thornberry made the remarks in response to an interview given by Israel's ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotovely, who told Sky News on Thursday that Israel had "no other choice" but to resume its bombardment of Gaza this week. 

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Emily Thornberry is chair of the Foreign Affiars Select committee and a former shadow cabinet member pictured at a leadership hustings event in Liverpool, UK, on 18 January 2020 (AFP)
Emily Thornberry, chair of the Foreign Affiars Select Committee and a former shadow cabinet member, is  pictured at a leadership hustings event in Liverpool, England, on 18 January 2020 (AFP)