A British fashion designer has been criticised after posting that Hamas was seeking “revenge” for being “trapped in a massive prison”.

Alice Temperley, who has designed clothing worn by the Princess of Wales on more than a dozen occasions, weighed in on the ongoing conflict between Israel and the terrorist group with a post on her Instagram on Saturday.

The 48-year-old, based in Somerset, wrote: “The West helped create Hamas through decades of torment and devastation in Gaza.

“If you blow kids and their families up and trap them in a massive prison with constant kidnapping and bombardment, then of course they are going to seek revenge and be very angry (as I would be in their position).”

She added: “No freedom, no rights and now genocide threatening 2.2 million people who are being refused aid, food and water.”

Her comments came two weeks after the terror group Hamas crossed the border into Israel and massacred 1,400 people before taking more than 200 as hostages, including children, the elderly and the sick.