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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Fri Aug 1, 2014, 12:33 PM Aug 2014

Former UK Defence Minister Luff Condemns 'Brutal' Israeli Gaza Attacks

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A former UK defence minister has accused Israel of "brutal" attacks on Gaza after a short-lived ceasefire collapsed amid mutual recriminations.

Peter Luff said Israel's response to Hamas attacks was "disproportionate".

The UK, he added, needed to "send a message" to Israel that its actions are "becoming very difficult to justify".

Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said both sides had to "act proportionately" but his priority was to use his influence to "get to a ceasefire".

He told BBC News: "We urgently need a humanitarian ceasefire. Ending the suffering of the people of Gaza is the number one priority.

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".. its actions are "becoming very difficult to justify". misterhighwasted Aug 2014 #1
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1. ".. its actions are "becoming very difficult to justify".
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BECOMING VERY DIFFICULT TO JUSTIFY!! BECAUSE YOU ARE BLOWING UP KIDS!!
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