Jamie McConkey & Yang Tian
Israel's PM has accused the leaders of the UK, France and Canada of being on "the wrong side of history"
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has launched a blistering attack on UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and the leaders of France and Canada - saying that they had "effectively said they want Hamas to remain in power".
He also accused Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney of siding with "mass murderers, rapists, baby killers and kidnappers".
Netanyahu was speaking after Thursday's deadly attack on Israeli embassy staff in Washington. Days earlier, the UK, France and Canada had condemned Israel's expanded offensive in Gaza as "disproportionate" and described the humanitarian situation as "intolerable".
In that post, Sir Keir called antisemitism an "evil we must stamp out".
All three countries denounced the Washington killings, which saw embassy workers Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, 26, shot dead at an event hosted by the Capital Jewish Museum.
The suspect, Elias Rodriguez of Chicago, repeatedly shouted "free Palestine" as he was arrested, police said.
Social media accounts linked to the suspect indicate that he was involved in pro-Palestinian protest movements. Investigators say they are working to verify online writings purportedly by him that accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza and criticise US policy.
According to details in an affidavit, the suspect landed in Washington the night prior to the event and bought a ticket a few hours before it started.
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