Earlier this week, the three countries threatened to take “concrete actions”, including targeted sanctions, unless Israel paused its latest offensive and lifted aid restrictions.
The prime minister joined his counterparts in warning “the level of human suffering in Gaza is intolerable”, but their remarks were condemned by Benjamin Netanyahu.
Sir Jeremy said their statement used “the strongest possible language” – but argued it was “a little bit overdue”.
“I think it’s what most of the world has been thinking now for some time,” he added.
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Sir Jeremy was asked whether current events in the Middle East could be exploited, leading to the creation of homegrown terror networks in countries like the UK and US.
“I’m pretty sure that it will be part of the radicalisation process for some people,” he said. “It will provide an additional trigger, if you like, to move down the track towards violent extremism.”
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Israel allows ‘basic’ amount of aid into Gaza
He added: “The longer-term implications of this are incredibly difficult. And the absence of a political process makes it really hard to stomach.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Sir Jeremy raised concerns that artificial intelligence could create new national security threats, and be weaponised by adversaries to cause harm.
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