UK minister calls Ben-Gvir remarks on Lebanon ‘horrendous and abhorrent’

UK minister calls Ben-Gvir remarks on Lebanon ‘horrendous and abhorrent’ UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has condemned comments by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after he said that "all of Lebanon must burn" following the deaths of four Israeli soldiers in a Hezbollah attack in southern Lebanon. In a post on X, Cooper described the remarks as "a horrendous and abhorrent statement from an Israeli Minister who has rightly been sanctioned by the UK Government". Cooper also called on both Israel

Localisation: Downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Middle East
Source: Middle East Eye
Categorie: security
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:03:46 +0100