UK Expresses Solidarity With Israel as Fears Grow for ‘Significant Number’ of Dual Nationals

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly says a ’significant number' of dual British-Israeli nationals were caught up in the violence after Hamas attacked.

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis (left) and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attend a vigil for the victims of the Hamas attacks, at Finchley United Synagogue in central London on Oct. 9, 2023. PA

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has visited a synagogue in north London to express his solidarity with Israel and reassure Britain’s Jews in the wake of the Hamas attacks, which have killed more than 900 Israelis.

Mr. Sunak told the United Synagogue in Finchley on Monday evening: “There are not two sides to these events. There is no question of balance. I stand with Israel.”