“The Northern Israeli border situation encapsulates a multi-faceted tension involving various actors and geopolitical interests. The involvement of militant groups, backed by regional powers, notably Iran, alongside territorial disputes, paints a complex picture of the security challenges faced by Israel on its northern frontier. Hezbollah is allowing Hamas and other Palestinian Jihadist groups to use its territory to launch projectiles and motors into Israel’s Northern towns and cities in an attempt to open a second front with Israel.”

“Before the massacres on October 7th, Israel only provided 9% of Gazan water supply through three separate pipelines— the rest was produced via pumping and desalinating water from the Mediterranean and an aquifer underneath the Gaza Strip. There are three desalination plants in Gaza which normally rely on the electrical grid to run.”

“The UK & Israel are two innovative democracies which have a deep and historic partnership. Shared values as democracies have deepened over time and economic and security ties have become fundamental pillars of the relationship.”

“Hamas is an Iranian-backed Palestinian terrorist organization that controls the Gaza Strip. This means the ministries of Education, Health, etc, are all Hamas. Hamas is an Islamic extremist group that believes in Sharia law. Hamas’s 1988 charter states: “Hamas rejects any alternative to the full and complete liberation of Palestine, from the river to the sea”- i.e., “the annihilation of Israel. The charter says: “The Day of Judgement will not come about until Muslims fight Jews and kill them.” Hamas violence derailed the Oslo Peace Process between Israel and the PLO during the 1990s. They were responsible for the deaths of over 2,000 Israelis through suicide bombings and other attacks.”

“The Kfar Aza Kibbutz was a main target of Hamas terrorists on the morning of October 7th”