During Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs), SNP Leader Stephen Flynn confronted UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with a pressing issue regarding an incident in Gaza, where a Palestinian man was reportedly shot and killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) while carrying a white flag. Flynn demanded that Sunak condemn the IDF's actions and acknowledge the incident as a war crime. Sunak's response did not directly address the war crime allegation, which was noted as a shocking lack of direct response even for him. He emphasized his commitment to press allies for a humanitarian pause in Gaza to allow more aid to enter. The discussion at PMQs followed ITV News' footage showing the man being shot, which has sparked calls for Sunak to take a clear stance on the matter. Additionally, Sunak displayed a rare flash of fury during the exchange.
๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฑ British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak refuses to acknowledge that Israel shooting an unarmed Palestinian man walking under a white flag constitutes a war crime. https://t.co/eWEBWv6Z4t
MPs attack Rishi Sunak for backing Israel despite war crimes in Gaza at #PMQs https://t.co/yZcY6Lf7N7
Rishi Sunak questioned over ITV News footage of man with white flag shot dead in Gaza https://t.co/Els5Lf40ND
PMQs sketch: Rishi Sunak shows rare flash of fury in Gaza exchange in the Commons - @jitjoshi's verdict https://t.co/Sqn4YX6fO1
SNP Leader Stephen Flynn demands Rishi Sunak calls out IDF for action in Gaza at #PMQs https://t.co/vQAz4ghSKn
"An unarmed Palestinian man walking under a white flag being shot and killed by the IDF. "Prime minister, such an act constitutes a war crime, does it not?" Stephen Flynn asks if shooting an unarmed man walking under a white flag is a war crime. https://t.co/ywBQHCiHGp
โI donโt think it's unreasonable to expect the Prime Minister to rise to that dispatch box and tell the people of these isles, and elsewhere, that shooting an unarmed man walking under a white flag is a war crime.โ Stephen Flynn calls for Sunak to back a ceasefire in Gaza. https://t.co/vqCyTdJ9FO
"Shooting an unarmed man under a white flag is a war crime" SNP's Stephen Flynn challenges Rishi Sunak on calls for a ceasefire PM says he will continue to press allies to reach an humanitarian pause to get more aid into Gaza #PMQs https://t.co/EPgfYD9zIB https://t.co/qSchb6EMhY
'I don't think it's unreasonable to expect the PM of the UK to tell the people that shooting an unarmed man walking under a white flag is a war crime' SNP's @StephenFlynnSNP asks @RishiSunak to condemn the IDF after @johnirvineitv reported on a Palestinian man's killing in Gaza https://t.co/wporfTEIbM
#PMQ's "An unarmed man under a white flag is shot by the IDF. Does the Prime Minister agree that this is a war crime?" PM: "..." Even for Sunak, that is shocking. https://t.co/hPe1CPrykN