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New Zealand Prime Minister Says Israel's Netanyahu Has 'Lost the Plot'
Luxon condemned Netanyahu for ignoring international calls for humanitarian aid in Gaza, highlighting worsening conditions and warning of a breach of international law, with over 227 deaths from malnutrition.
- On August 13, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Benjamin Netanyahu had “lost the plot” as Israel considers Palestinian recognition, calling Gaza attacks “utterly, utterly unacceptable.”
- Citing unheeded pleas, Christopher Luxon criticised Israel for ignoring international requests for humanitarian aid, describing the situation as “utterly appalling” and Netanyahu's actions as excessive.
- At least 227 people, including 103 children, have died from malnutrition since October 2023, Palestinian Ministry of Health reports.
- The New Zealand Government is considering joining France, Canada and Australia in recognising Palestinian statehood at next month’s UN Leader’s Meeting, Luxon said earlier this week.
- Political analysts describe Luxon’s comments as an unprecedented hardening of New Zealand’s stance toward Israel after France, UK, Canada, and Australia decide to recognize Palestine at the UN General Assembly next month.
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New Zealand Prime Minister Says Israel’s Netanyahu Has ‘Lost the Plot’
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon attends a press conference with Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (not pictured) at the Australian Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Aug. 16, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Wednesday that Israel’s leader Benjamin Netanyahu had “lost the plot” as the country weighs whether to recognize a Palestinian state. Luxon told reporter…
The New Zealand government announced on Tuesday that it will consider the recognition of the State of Palestine until September, adding that Netanyahu "is not listening to the international community".
New Zealand PM says Netanyahu 'lost the plot' on Gaza, mulls Palestinian state recognition
As the New Zealand government weighs joining Australia in recognizing a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said he thinks Netanyahu 'has lost the plot,' and called what is happening in Gaza 'utterly appalling'
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