{"id":7397,"date":"2026-06-20T16:35:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T16:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/uk-condemns-israeli-minister-over-inflammatory-lebanon-remarks\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T16:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T16:35:18","slug":"uk-condemns-israeli-minister-over-inflammatory-lebanon-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/uk-condemns-israeli-minister-over-inflammatory-lebanon-remarks\/","title":{"rendered":"UK condemns Israeli minister over inflammatory Lebanon remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>UK foreign secretary slams Israeli minister\u2019s inflammatory remarks amid regional tensions and fragile ceasefire.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has condemned remarks by Israel\u2019s right-wing National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who posted \u201call of Lebanon must burn\u201d after four Israeli soldiers were killed in a Hezbollah attack.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X on Friday, Cooper said the comments were \u201chorrendous and abhorrent\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She was responding to a post by Ben-Gvir who wrote on X: \u201cFor every tear of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers must weep. All of Lebanon must burn! With all due respect to the Americans, Israel must make it clear to the entire world that the blood of our sons and the security of our citizens are not forfeit.\u201d<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/6\/19\/israel-slams-eus-kallas-for-apartheid-comment-are-ties-unravelling\">Israel slams EU\u2019s Kallas for \u2018apartheid\u2019 comment: Are ties unravelling?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/6\/19\/destruction-is-the-goal-israel-steers-between-the-us-iran-and-lebanon\">\u2018Destruction is the goal\u2019: Israel steers between the US, Iran, and Lebanon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/6\/19\/israel-continues-attacks-on-lebanon-despite-agreeing-to-ceasefire\">Israel continues attacks on Lebanon despite agreeing to ceasefire<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>He added that Israel \u201cmust not withdraw from any territory that our fighters have captured\u201d and rejected the peace agreement between the US and Iran, saying \u201cIsrael is not subordinate to the United States.\u201d He called for Lebanon to be \u201cobliterated\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Ben-Gvir\u2019s comments were \u201cnot a rant by a random genocidal lunatic\u201d but \u201ca public post by the national security minister of the Israeli regime\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe genocidal death cult headquartered in Tel Aviv is a threat to all of humanity,\u201d Araghchi wrote on X. \u201cIt threatens all humans. Its only interest is permanent war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Friday that forcibly displaced residents of southern Lebanon would never be allowed to go back home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 200,000 residents living in the security zone will not return,\u201d he said. \u201cNone of them will return.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4620416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4620416\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/reuters_6a1ed4a3-1780405411.jpg?w=770&#038;resize=770%2C1155&#038;quality=80\" alt=\"FILE PHOTO: British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper speaks during a virtual summit at the Foreign &#038; Commonwealth Office in London, England, April 2, 2026. Leon Neal\/Pool via REUTERS\/File Photo\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4620416\">British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper speaks during a virtual summit in London, UK, April 2, 2026 [Leon Neal\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for \u201copening the gates of hell\u201d in Lebanon, repeating language he used in March 2025 regarding Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Since Israel\u2019s offensive against Hezbollah began on March 2, 2026, more than 1.2 million people have been displaced and more than 1,200 killed in Lebanon, according to Lebanese authorities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK foreign secretary slams Israeli minister\u2019s inflammatory remarks amid regional tensions and fragile ceasefire. British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has condemned remarks by Israel\u2019s right-wing National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who posted \u201call of Lebanon must burn\u201d after four Israeli soldiers were killed in a Hezbollah attack. 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