Swinney Urges Starmer to Recall Parliament over ‘Genocide’ in Gaza
John Swinney urges UK Parliament to impose sanctions and end arms sales to Israel amid escalating Gaza conflict causing over 62,000 Palestinian deaths since 2023, officials say.
- Scottish First Minister John Swinney stated that Israel's actions in Gaza 'amount to genocide' and urged the UK Prime Minister to recall Parliament to impose sanctions on Israel and end arms sales.
- Swinney demanded that 'the toughest and most severe sanctions available can be imposed on Israel, and all UK arms sales to Israel ended' due to Israel's ground offensive in Gaza City.
- The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of the 'massive death and destruction that a military operation against Gaza would inevitably cause' and stressed the need for an immediate ceasefire.
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Swinney urges Starmer to recall Parliament over ‘genocide’ in Gaza
Sir Keir Starmer has been challenged to recall Parliament so the “toughest and most severe sanctions available” can be imposed on Israel in the wake of reports of attacks on Gaza City.
First Minister comments on latest situation in Gaza
First Minister John Swinney’s speech on Gaza Commenting on news that Israel has begun a ground offensive in Gaza City, First Minister John Swinney said:This latest action by Israel is an outrageous and unacceptable escalation, which must be a further wake-up call to the international community. We must see serious action to hold Israel to account for this unjustifiable brutality and inhumanity. Let us be clear in what the actions of Israeli Prim…
First Minister Condemns Israeli Offensive in Gaza as Unjustifiable Brutality
First Minister John Swinney has condemned Israel’s latest military action in Gaza as an “outrageous and unacceptable escalation” and urged immediate international intervention to end the assault. Speaking in response to the launch of a ground offensive in Gaza City, the First Minister said the situation demands serious and urgent action from the global community. “This latest action by Israel is an outrageous and unacceptable escalation,” he sai…
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