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UK backs expulsion order for 1.1 million Palestinians in 24 hours
13 October 2023 10:01 BST
In an interview with Sky News, British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps backed Israel’s order to residents of the northern half of Gaza to move to the south as it prepares for a ground invasion.
Sky News correspondent Mark Austin had asked whether such a move was feasible and acceptable.
Shapps said: “(Israel) has the perfect right to defend itself. It is doing that in a manner which is giving people warning in advance when they go after areas.”