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Israel’s deputy foreign minister rejected Bridget Phillipson’s claim the UK played a ‘key role’

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A row has broken out over the UK’s role in Middle East peace talks, after both Israel and the country’s US ambassador rejected a Cabinet minister’s claim that Britain played a “key role behind the scenes” in securing the Gaza ceasefire.