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Foreign office won't condemn Israeli strike on UK charity workers (www.middleeasteye.net)

submitted 2 days ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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The UK Foreign Office has declined to condemn an Israeli drone attack on Saturday which killed eight volunteers working for the UK charity Al-Khair Foundation as they were setting up tents for displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza.

Qasim Rashid Ahmad, founder and chairman of Al-Khair Foundation, told the BBC the team was in Beit Lahia on Saturday to set up tents for displaced Palestinians.

He said the cameramen were hit when they came back to their car, and moments later, an Israeli drone targeted their team members who had rushed to the scene.

Middle East Eye asked the Foreign Office whether it would condemn the Israeli strike.

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[–] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 11 points 2 days ago

The foreign office consistently makes me ashamed to be British, probably more than anything else. If anything happens to you abroad you might as well be stateless.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 days ago

UK is fine with aid workers being double tapped by Israel.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 10 points 2 days ago

When relationship with Israel is more important than your own citizens.

This ain't new...israelies killed Americans and got away with it. Us President tucked his dick for israel after.

USS liberty remembers

[–] nuttysquirrel@lemmy.today 9 points 2 days ago

The foreign office are useless, spineless wankers