Israel-Hamas war is ‘absolutely disgraceful’, says Tugendhat
Tom Tugendhat, the minister for security says the conflict between Israel and Hamas has been “absolutely disgraceful” as Rishi Sunak lands in Israel to seek de-escalation.
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00:00 that they will be doing that. The prime minister also knows quite correctly that there is huge
00:05 suffering on the Palestinian side because what this vicious group Hamas has done, not
00:09 just in recent days but over years and years, they have turned water pipes into rockets.
00:14 They've used children to dig tunnels to attack Israel. And they have made sure that life
00:20 in Gaza is absolute hell. And so getting aid in there is really important. And that's why
00:26 the prime minister has promised £10 million and is now looking at what we can do to help
00:30 open the Rafah border crossing.
00:32 How soon do you think it could open?
00:33 Well we're hoping in the next couple of days. This really is a matter for the Egyptians
00:37 and of course for the logistics routes as well because the road is not frequently used.