Israel said it was a “disgrace” that Labour runs Britain after party members voted to accuse the country of genocide in Gaza.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s government claimed that Labour “stands with Hamas” following a ballot of activists at the party conference in Liverpool on Monday.

Labour members defied Sir Keir Starmer by voting in favour of a motion calling on the Prime Minister to accept the findings of a recent UN report which said Israel was committing genocide, as well as urging him to back a full arms embargo.

The Government’s position remains that Israel’s actions during its war on Hamas do not amount to genocide.

In response to the vote, the Israeli foreign ministry said: “While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump are working tirelessly in Washington to end the war in Gaza, the Labour Party chooses to embrace Hamas and fully adopt its lies, including the fake genocide campaign.

“The world stands with the US and Israel in their efforts to end the war. Labour stands with Hamas. It is a disgrace for Britain that this is the party in power.”