An independent Scotland would sever diplomatic ties with Israel and shut its embassy there, the SNP’s Westminster leader has said.

Stephen Flynn said he was “deeply upset and angry” about what was happening in Gaza as he hit out at the UK Government’s “weak” position on the issue.

The Aberdeen South MP said the Israelis were “ignoring” the UK, and ministers should “do something that captures their attention”.

Speaking to The News Agents podcast, he said a separate Scotland would break off diplomatic relations with Israel and shut its embassy in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv.

‘The world is judging’

His intervention comes amid mounting pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to take further action against Israel over its military campaign in Gaza.

Last month, Foreign Secretary David Lammy condemned Israel’s expansion of its ground operation in Gaza as an “affront to the values of British people” and warned that “the world is judging – history will judge them”.