The Libyan parliament on Wednesday demanded the departure of ambassadors from countries that "support" Israel as it fights Hamas in Gaza, taking specific aim at the United States, Britain, France and Italy. Israel has been bombarding the Gaza Strip since October 7, when Hamas militants launched an attack that Israeli officials say has killed 1,400 people, mostly civilians. "We demand that the ambassadors of the states which support the Zionist entity (Israel) in its crimes leave the territory (of Libya) immediately," the statement said. The parliament denounced "in the strongest terms" the actions of "the governments of the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Italy". It said these nations "support the Zionist entity in its crimes" in the Gaza Strip, while their leaders "lecture on human rights and the right of peoples to self-determination".

Source: Libya Today October 26, 2023 12:36 UTC