Britain condemns Israeli minister for inflammatory remarks in Lebanon | dispute news

Britain condemns Israeli minister for inflammatory remarks in Lebanon, as UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper called the comments by Itamar Ben Gvir appalling after four Israeli soldiers were killed in a Hezbollah attack. Cooper’s statement, posted after a Friday X message, rejected the notion of withdrawing from occupied territory and dismissed a peace deal with Iran. Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani labeled Ben Gvir’s remarks as not the rants of a random genocidal madman but an explicit post by Israel’s state apparatus; Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz warned displaced Lebanese residents would not return home. Lebanon has seen more than 1.2 million displaced and over 1,200 deaths since March 2, 2026.