Israel prevents British Jewish MP and Labour colleague from entering occupied West Bank

Two British MPs travelling to the occupied West Bank to observe medical and humanitarian work have been denied entry to Israel.

Peter Prinsley, who is Jewish, and his Labour Party colleague, Simon Opher, said they were part of a delegation organised by the Council for Arab-British Understanding (CAABU).

The pair were due to meet British diplomats in Jerusalem, as well as Palestinian and Israeli rights groups.

Their denial of entry into the occupied West Bank comes just days after Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited London and met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

During his trip, the British attorney general even rejected an application for an arrest warrant for Herzog.

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