THE SNP have called on Keir Starmer to recall the Westminster Parliament to sanction the Israeli Government.
It comes after Israel's security cabinet approved an operation to take military control of Gaza City.
SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has written to the Prime Minister with the request, as well as a list of actions to implement.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said his country will not authorise any exports of military equipment that could be used in Gaza “until further notice”.
The move from Germany, which has been a supporter of Israel for decades, came after the Israeli cabinet announced plans to take over Gaza City.
Israel has already killed tens of thousands of Palestinians through genocidal tactics, destroyed much of Gaza, and plunged the country of some two million Palestinians toward famine, in what a recent report described as "orchestrated killings". Flynn has called for several actions, including:
- Immediately recognising the state of Palestine before it is brutally wiped off the map
- Stopping all UK arms sales to Israel
- Directly sanctioning Benjamin Netanyahu and his ministers
- Stopping all training, logistical and military support for the IDF
“A genocide is happening before our eyes in Gaza. Words of condemnation aren’t anywhere near enough - if we have any hope of stopping this genocide strong actions are desperately needed, now," Flynn said. “That means Keir Starmer needs to recall Westminster and take concrete steps to sanction the Israeli government. “Those sanctions must include ending all arms sales to the Israeli military, stopping all training, logistical and military support to the IDF, directly and personally sanctioning Netanyahu and his ministers and finally and immediately recognising the state of Palestine before it is brutally wiped off the map.
The UK Government have been contacted for comment.
Elsewhere, the Scottish Greens have urged the UK Government to expel Israel's ambassador.
