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Labour MSP says 'ethnic cleansing' taking place in Gaza
15 October 2023 09:25 BST
A Labour member of Scotland's parliament has described Israel's siege on Gaza and forcible ejection order as "ethnic cleansing".
"Through its illegal military occupation of Palestine, Israel controls and restricts access to every vital resource in Gaza," Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, wrote on X.
"Now it has cut off all electricity, food, water and medical supplies and ordered 1 million people to evacuate - with no way out. This is ethnic cleansing."
Earlier this week, UK Labour leader Keir Starmer came under fierce criticism after stating that Israel had the "right" to totally cut power and water supplies to Palestinians in Gaza.