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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Nadeem Badshah

Jeremy Corbyn calls Hamas ‘terrorist group’ after previous demurral

Jeremy Corbyn on the front line of a Pro-Palestinian protest march
Jeremy Corbyn at the national march for Palestine on 11 November. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images

Jeremy Corbyn has described Hamas as a “terrorist group” in a magazine article after repeatedly refusing to use the term in a television interview earlier this week.

The former Labour leader has written an article accusing the Israeli army of being guilty of “acts of terror too”, arguing that the comparison was necessary because Israel had killed thousands of children in strikes on Gaza in retaliation for Hamas’s attacks.

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