Rishi Sunak vowed on Thursday that Britain would stand by Israel in its “darkest hour” as Benjamin Netanyahu warned of a long war to destroy terror group Hamas.
Speaking on a visit to Israel after talks with the Israeli Prime Minister, Mr Sunak said: “You describe this as Israel’s darkest hour. Well it’s for me to say I’m proud to stand here with you in Israel’s darkest hour as your friend. We will stand with you in solidarity, we will stand with your people, and we also want you to win.”
Mr Netanyahu stressed: “80 years ago, Prime Minister, the civilised world stood with you in your darkest hour. This is our darkest hour. It’s the world’s darkest hour.
“We need to stand together and we want to win.
“This is a long war and we will need your continual support. There will be ups and downs, there will be difficulties, the people here are united, they are prepared to take the necessary action.”
Mr Sunak also thanked Mr Netanyahu for his country’s help in seeking to free British hostages taken by Hamas.
