Overview
- Mr Miliband posted a video on Friday saying people who had been in Gaza told him medicines were being blocked and that children were dying while waiting for treatment.
- Israel’s Foreign Ministry rejected those accounts and said there are no restrictions on medicines, citing 22,500 tons of medical supplies delivered since the ceasefire and about 200 Gazans who exited for treatment recently.
- U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee publicly attacked Mr Miliband on social media, accusing the British government of 'Jew hate' and saying "the Brits have lost it."
- Aid groups including Médecins Sans Frontières say limits on non‑pharmaceutical items such as engine oil and spare parts are disabling hospital generators, ambulances and water systems and worsening the health crisis.
- UK reporting says Prime Minister Andy Burnham is preparing possible measures, including sanctions on settlement trade, a step that could strain UK‑Israel ties and complicate security cooperation.