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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour and Emma Graham-Harrison

UK suspends trade talks with Israel and attacks ‘repellent’ extremism

Palestinians ride a cart past the rubble of houses in Gaza City.
Palestinians ride a cart past the rubble of houses in Gaza City. Photograph: Mahmoud Issa/Reuters

UK-Israeli relations have plunged to their worst state for decades after the British foreign secretary, David Lammy, suspended negotiations over a new free trade deal, saying Israel’s cabinet ministers’ calls to “purify Gaza” by expelling Palestinians were repellent, monstrous and extremist.

He also said wider talks about a future bilateral strategic roadmap with Israel were being reviewed.

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