Netanyahu accuses France, Britain and Canada of ’emboldening’ Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the leaders of France, Britain and Canada of wanting to help the Palestinian militant group Hamas after they threatened to take “concrete action” if Israel did not stop its latest offensive in Gaza. The criticism, echoing similar remarks from Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Thursday, was part of a fightback by the Israeli government against the increasingly heavy international pressure on it over the war in Gaza. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24’s William Hilderbrandt welcomes Dr. H.A. Hellyer, Senior Fellow in Geopolitics, International Security and Middle East Studies, at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) for Defence and Security Studies in London, and the Center for American Progress in Washington DC.