UK foreign secretary met with Israeli politician who called for starvation of Palestinians

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy met with an Israeli opposition leader who called for the starvation of Palestinians in Gaza.

Yair Golan, who was a Knesset member for the Meretz party, which describes itself as leftist, is also set to meet Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the UK Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool. 

When the war on Gaza began in October last year, Golan called for electricity to be cut off and all supplies to be withheld from Gaza.

"First of all, close all supplies to Gaza. I think in this battle we should not allow a humanitarian effort," he said at the time.

"We need to say to them: listen, until the hostages are released, for all we care, you will starve to death. It's completely legitimate."

The policy implemented by Israel is a form of collective punishment, which is a war crime under international law.

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David Lammy meets Israeli politician who called for Palestinians to 'starve to death'