Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lashed out at British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the leaders of France and Canada - saying they "actually said they wanted Hamas to stay in power", the BBC reports.
He also accused Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney of siding with "mass murderers, rapists, baby killers and kidnappers".
Netanyahu was speaking after Thursday's deadly attack on Israeli embassy staff in Washington.
A few days earlier, the UK, France and Canada condemned Israel's expanded offensive on Gaza as "disproportionate" and described the humanitarian situation as "intolerable".
Downing Street pointed to Starmer's condemnation of the attack in Washington.
Starmer called anti-Semitism "an evil we must eradicate."
All three countries condemned the killings in Washington, D.C., in which embassy workers Yaron Liszczynski (30) and Sarah Lynn Milgrim (26) were killed at an event organized by the Jewish Museum in the U.S. capital.
The suspect, Elias Rodriguez of Chicago, repeatedly shouted "free Palestine" when he was arrested, police said.
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Social media accounts linked to the suspect indicate he was involved in pro-Palestinian protest movements. Investigators say they are working to verify online posts in which he allegedly accused Israel of genocide in Gaza and criticized US policies.
In addition to condemning the shooting that occurred on Wednesday, the United Kingdom, France and Canada – close allies of Israel – have given strong support to Israel following the deadly Hamas-led attacks 19 months ago.
Their statement calling on Israel to halt its latest offensive has drawn the strongest criticism of Israeli military action since the start of the Gaza war.
It threatened concrete actions if Israel did not change course.
Starmer also said on Wednesday that Israel's decision to allow only a small amount of aid into Gaza was "wholly inadequate" and that the UK had suspended negotiations on a possible trade deal.
In his video, Netanyahu said Hamas wants to destroy Israel and the Jewish people. He said the Palestinian armed group welcomed the joint criticism of Britain, France and Canada over Israel's wartime behavior.
Some of Israel's closest allies wanted Israel to "step back and accept that Hamas' army of mass murderers will survive," he said.
"I say to President Macron, Prime Minister Carney and Prime Minister Starmer, when you are thanked by mass murderers, rapists, baby killers and kidnappers, you are on the wrong side of justice. You are on the wrong side of humanity and you are on the wrong side of history," he added.
Netanyahu further blamed a recent claim by United Nations (UN) humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher that thousands of babies will inevitably die in Gaza if Israel does not provide immediate assistance.
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"A few days ago, a senior UN official said that 14.000 Palestinian babies would die in 48 hours. You see that many international institutions are complicit in spreading this lie. The press repeats it. The mob believed it. And then a young couple was brutally murdered in Washington," he said.
Asked to clarify Fletcher's statement, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) spokesman Jens Laerke said that "there are babies who urgently need these life-saving supplements... and if they don't get them, they will be in mortal danger."
Also on Thursday, Israeli Minister Amichai Chikli accused Starmer and other leaders of "encouraging the forces of terror."
UK Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard condemned the killings in Washington on Friday, but rejected Netanyahu's harsh criticism of the British prime minister.
He said: "We support Israel's right to self-defense as long as they do so within the framework of international humanitarian law – a position we have held since those horrific attacks on October 7. We are also very clear that we must see that aid reaches the people who are truly suffering in Gaza."
French Foreign Ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine also reiterated his criticism of Israel's "escalation" in Gaza following Netanyahu's statement.
He told FranceInfo radio: "Israel must let in aid. Access must be massive and free."
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