UN Special Rap questions Keir Starmer over support of ‘potential crimes against humanity’

The UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese has questioned the UK Labour leader Keir Starmer’s stance over the ongoing war, calling it “extremely concerning".

“It is extremely concerning that a senior politician expresses support for the commission of war crime and, potentially, a crime against humanity: such is intentional starvation of civilians when part of a widespread or systematic attack on a civilian population,” she said, in a statement posted on social platform X. 

The statement was made in response to an interview in which Starmer says that “Israel does have the right to defend itself” and “I think that Israel does have the right [to cut off water and power and impose a siege on Gaza] in an ongoing situation".