Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden comments on the Israeli strike in Gaza and urges the Israeli government to abide by international law.
As we've been reporting, the Israel Defence Forces said last night that it was targeting a Hamas commander in a strike on a refugee camp in Gaza in which dozens of people died .We asked Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden if Israel is still operating within international law, and he replied: 'This is the reality of the conflict with an organisation like Hamas .
'Hamas is a terrorist organisation that has murdered in cold blood over 1,000 innocent Israeli men, women, and children and now seeks to hide among the civilian population. This is a very difficult conflict.'Pushed on whether the Israeli offensive on Gaza is being conducted under international conventions, Mr Dowden said: 'We continue to urge the Israeli government to abide by international law.
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