Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Canada, the United Kingdom and France of giving Hamas “a huge prize” by threatening to take action against Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
He was responding to a joint statement issued Monday by Prime Minister Mark Carney, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron threatening what they called “targeted sanctions” on Israel in response to its renewed military offensive in Gaza and the “wholly inadequate” amount of food aid allowed into the enclave.
Hamas welcomed the letter in an online statement Tuesday, calling it “a significant step in the right direction.”
Hamas, which is a designated terrorist entity in Canada, urged the rest of the international community to also take concrete action to stop “savage Zionist aggression” and ensure accountability for Israel, which it called a “rogue state.”
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre criticized the Canadian government stance, saying …