Israeli official accuses UK minister of 'blood libel' over Gaza aid worker killings

April 27, 2025 adminsr

An Israeli foreign ministry spokesperson appeared to accuse a British minister of “blood libel” for suggesting that Israel has targeted Palestinian aid workers in Gaza.

Hamish Falconer, a Labour MP and Britain’s minister for the Middle East and North Africa, posted on social media platform X on Saturday: “Aid workers need protection and must never be targeted.”

He added: “Following Israel’s admission of responsibility for recent strikes on UN premises in Gaza, it must investigate all attacks that have killed aid workers, hold those responsible to account, and ensure this never happens again.”

Hours later, Oren Marmorstein, a spokesperson for Israel’s foreign ministry, shared the British minister’s post and said: “Israel never targets aid workers. Israel targets terrorists only, and any other suggestion is pure blood libel and must be retracted.”

He advised Falconer “to examine the investigations and accountability measures in all cases where the UK was responsible for the death of civilians during armed conflicts. We hope that the level of accountability would match that of Israel”.