{"id":134678,"date":"2023-10-24T17:29:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T17:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=134678"},"modified":"2023-10-24T17:29:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T17:29:13","slug":"demands-for-labour-mp-to-delete-claims-israel-caused-gaza-hospital-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/demands-for-labour-mp-to-delete-claims-israel-caused-gaza-hospital-blast\/","title":{"rendered":"Demands for Labour MP to delete claims Israel caused Gaza hospital blast"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Andy McDonald resigns from Labour&#8217;s Shadow Cabinet<\/h3>\n<p>A long-serving Labour MP is facing demands to apologise and delete Twitter claims that Israel was responsible for the bombing of Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza, after British intelligence concluded the missile was in fact fired from Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Andy McDonald, MP for Middlesbrough, amplified untrue claims from &#8220;the media&#8221; who \u201cpointed the finger at the Israeli Air Force\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He posted his allegation 14 hours after evidence had already emerged casting significant doubt on Hamas\u2019 claims about who was responsible.<\/p>\n<p>The MP also cast doubt on the Israeli spokesperson\u2019s denial that the country was behind the attack.<\/p>\n<p>He said Israel had \u201creleased false and misleading statements in the past\u201d.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE: <\/strong> <strong>Keir Starmer faces crisis as 23 Labour councillors resign over Israel comments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/5030411.jpg?r=1698168018801\"><\/p>\n<p>Mr McDonald, a longstanding spokesman in Jeremy Corbyn\u2019s shadow cabinet, added that the \u201ckilling of hundreds of Palestinians in Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital is a war crime, as is the Israeli army\u2019s collective punishment [of] the civilian population of Gaza as a whole\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPoliticians around the world must say loud and clear: End the siege on Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr McDonald\u2019s Teesside neighbour, Tory MP Sir Simon Clarke, has now called on him to delete the claims.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Simon told the Express: \u201cIt was bad enough for Andy McDonald to rush to blame Israel for the tragedy at the Al-Ahli Hospital the morning after it happened, when evidence was already growing that Palestinian militants were to blame\u201d.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Nigel Farage reveals worrying future of &#8216;marxist&#8217; de-banking scandal[EXCLUSIVE] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Richard Tice slams BBC &#8216;error&#8217; over report on GB News breaching Ofcom rules[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Treasury minister refuses to rule out tax rises in autumn statement[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g 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to all our content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is simply untenable for him not to withdraw his comments and delete his tweet now that the British Government has joined the Americans in concluding that a misfiring rocket from within Gaza is almost certainly the cause.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth the Prime Minister and the Leader of Opposition have rightly said that MPs\u2019 words really matter at a time when the situation both in Gaza and here at home is so sensitive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr McDonald is flying in the face of those warnings by regurgitating Hamas propaganda as truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Express has also seen comments made by former Labour MP Tom Blenkinsop, who said Mr McDonald should apologise for the comments on October 18.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Blenkinsop, who is rumoured to be considering a parliamentary comeback at the next election, said Mr McDonald\u2019s comments were \u201cstirring things up before facts are fully known\u201d, and said his post could face increased abuse and danger as a result of the speculation.<\/p>\n<p>He added the thread from the Labour MP was \u201cpure narcissism\u201d and \u201cunbelievably irresponsible\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny candidates receiving endorsements from Andy McDonald really should distance themselves from him, especially after his comments yesterday and recent news coverage\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Express approached Labour and Mr McDonald for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/politics\/1827552\/Andy-McDonald-Gaza-Hospital-claims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy McDonald resigns from Labour&#8217;s Shadow Cabinet A long-serving Labour MP is facing demands to apologise and delete Twitter claims that Israel was responsible for 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