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British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told UK MPs the situation in Gaza is 'horrific,' citing reports of medicines being blocked and children dying while awaiting treatment, and said his government would impose a 'comprehensive' package of sanctions on Israel in coming weeks, urging Israel to change course. Israel has denied the account and warned of retaliation against the UK over the threatened sanctions. US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee escalated the dispute, accusing the UK government of 'Jew hate' over Miliband's claims that Israel is blocking medicine from reaching children in Gaza. The remarks drew anger from both the US and Israel, deepening a diplomatic rift between London and Washington/Jerusalem over the humanitarian narrative in Gaza.