James Cleverly has touched down in Israel to show solidarity with the country as it suffers almost unprecedented levels of terrorist attacks from the Palestinian Hamas group.
With Israel’s defence forces counter-attacking in Gaza City, the arrival of Mr Cleverly, the first major Western politician to come to Israel since the attacks were launched over the weekend, provides a strong sign of support for Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.
It follows concerns being raised about Labour’s Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy attending a Labour Friends of Palestine event at his party conference in Liverpool last night.
However, Mr Lammy has echoed Mr Cleverly’s condemnation of Hamas terrorists and supported Israel’s right to self-defence.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: “The Foreign Secretary has arrived in Israel today to demonstrate the UK’s unwavering solidarity with the Israeli people following Hamas’s terrorist attacks.
“He will be meeting survivors of the attacks and senior Israeli leaders to outline UK support for Israel’s right to defend itself.”
