Israeli Spokesperson Suspended After Posting Rebuttal to UK Foreign Secretary's Statement

Cameron Demands 'Expand Go Slogan'
Systematically Refutes via SNS

Israeli government spokesperson who posted a rebuttal to UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron's claims on social networking service (SNS) has been suspended from duty, BBC and The Guardian reported on the 22nd (local time).

Aylon Levi (32), the English spokesperson for the Israeli Prime Minister's Office, rebutted Cameron's claim on X (formerly Twitter) on the 8th that Israel should allow more relief trucks into the Gaza Strip.

Levi said, "There are no restrictions on the entry of food, medicine, or shelter equipment into Gaza, and I want you to know that the passage is actually over capacity," adding, "Try sending 100 more trucks a day through Kerem Shalom, and we will let them in."

The post was later deleted.

Earlier, on the 6th, when Cameron said he met with Benny, a minister in the Israeli emergency cabinet, in London to discuss expanding relief efforts in Gaza and concerns related to military operations in the southernmost Rafah, Levi posted a lengthy "rebuttal comment" on X.

After the second post, a source told major foreign media that the British Embassy in Israel contacted the Israeli Prime Minister's Office to clarify whether this was the official government position or the spokesperson's personal opinion.

David Cameron, the British Foreign Secretary, who visited Bulgaria, is holding a press conference in Sofia on the 14th of last month (local time).
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Subsequently, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office suspended Levi, but the source added that the British government did not request this.

The Israeli government declined to comment on the matter to the British media.

Born in London to Israeli parents, Levi is an Oxford University alumnus like Cameron and served in a unit responsible for civilian affairs in the Palestinian occupied territories.

Cameron is pressuring Israel to allow relief in Gaza, where the humanitarian crisis is escalating to extremes.

In recent talks with Israel, he reportedly warned, according to the British daily The Telegraph citing Israeli media, "If support for Gaza is not allowed and international law is not respected, we will stop supplying weapons."

Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly expressed dissatisfaction with the status of his country's public diplomacy personnel targeting English-speaking audiences.

BBC, citing Israel Channel 12, reported that Netanyahu said at a private parliamentary meeting on the 19th, "There are no people," and "Only people who cannot put words together (in English) are here."

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