May 23 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the leaders of Britain, France and Canada, of backing the "mass murderers, rapists, baby killers and kidnappers" in Hamas over Israel.
In a televised address on Thursday on the killing of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington, Netanyahu said calls for a Palestinian state and criticism from Prime Ministers Keir Starmer and Mark Carney and President Emmanuel Macron of Israel's expanded Gaza military offensive and efforts to stop aid falling into the wrong hands had emboldened Hamas.
The suspect in Wednesday's shooting, 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez, allegedly repeatedly shouted "Free Palestine" as he was taken into custody by police.
Netanyahu claimed Hamas had thanked the three leaders for calling for an immediate end to the war and threatening sanctions against Israel because they had "effectively said they wanted Hamas to remain in power."
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