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Israeli strike on refugee camp 'can be legally justifiable', says British politician

A senior British opposition politician has said that Israeli air strikes on a refugee camp in Gaza on Tuesday, which killed at least 100 Palestinians, can be "legally justifiable".

David Lammy, shadow foreign secretary and member of the Labour Party, made the claim on BBC’s Radio 4 Today programme when asked if the attack was "proportionate". 

He replied by saying Israel claimed to have targeted a Hamas commander and that it was required to explain how the strike could "qualify as proportionate" because the "heartbreaking and horrific images" from the attack were "troubling".

“When it comes to ethics, it’s clear to me that it’s wrong to bomb a refugee camp but clearly if there is a military objective it can be legally justifiable. It’s for Israel to explain its actions," he added.