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Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang: Denying MPs entry to Israel 'unacceptable', says Lammy Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed: Denying Labour MPs entry to Israel 'unacceptable', says David Lammy
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Foreign Secretary David Lammy has criticised Israeli authorities for denying two Labour MPs entry to the country and detaining them.Foreign Secretary David Lammy has criticised Israeli authorities for denying two Labour MPs entry to the country and detaining them.
He described the move as "unacceptable, counterproductive, and deeply concerning, adding the foreign office had been in touch with both MPs to offer support. He described the move as "unacceptable, counterproductive, and deeply concerning", adding that the Foreign Office had been in touch with both MPs to offer support.
Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang were refused entry because they intended to spread "hateful rhetoric" against Israel, the Israeli population and immigration authority said in a statement reported by Israeli media. Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang were refused entry because they intended to "spread hate speech" against Israel, the Israeli population and immigration authority said in a statement.
Lammy said: "I have made clear to my counterparts in the Israeli government that this is no way to treat British Parliamentarians."Lammy said: "I have made clear to my counterparts in the Israeli government that this is no way to treat British Parliamentarians."
Ms Yang, MP for Earley and Woodley, and Ms Mohamed, MP for Sheffield Central, flew to the country from Luton airport on Saturday with two aides, according to reports. Yang, the MP for Earley and Woodley, and Mohamed, the MP for Sheffield Central, flew to the country from London Luton Airport with two aides on Saturday afternoon.
Interior Minister Moshe Arbel denied entry to all four individuals following an interrogation, the population authority said according to the Times of Israel. The Israeli immigration authority said Interior Minister Moshe Arbel had denied entry to all four passengers after they were questioned. It also accused them of travelling to "document the security forces".
The paper reported Israel had not verified the arrival of an official visit but in a statement the UK Foreign Office confirmed the group was part of a parliamentary delegation. The UK Foreign Office said the group was part of a parliamentary delegation.
"The UK government's focus remains securing a return to the ceasefire and negotiations to stop the bloodshed, free the hostages and end the conflict in Gaza," Lammy said in a statement. Israel's immigration authority contested this claim, saying the delegation had not been acknowledged by any Israeli official.
The BBC has approached the Israeli population and immigration authority for comment. A spokesperson for the Interior Ministry said the MPs had left the country as of 06:00 local time (04:00 BST) on Sunday.
Lammy said in a statement: "The UK government's focus remains securing a return to the ceasefire and negotiations to stop the bloodshed, free the hostages and end the conflict in Gaza."