UK condemns Israel’s expulsion of British MPs

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The British government has condemned the detention and expulsion of two of its MPs who had gone to Israel on an official visit. Israel says they were intending to spread hate speech: we hear from the UK government.

Also in the programme: the Israeli army admits its soldiers made what it calls "mistakes" when they killed 15 emergency workers in Gaza; and one Ukrainian man tells us he was conscripted into the army against his will.

(IMAGE: Abtisam Mohamed (left), Labour MP for Sheffield Central, and Yuan Yang (right) Labour MP for Earley and Woodley, have now left Israel after being detained and expelled while on an official visit; CREDIT: House of Commons)

6 Apr 9AM English United Kingdom News

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