Jeremy Corbyn has risked fresh fury by suggesting Israel's 'occupation' is the root cause of the Hamas attacks.
The former Labour leader refused to single out the terrorist group for condemnation, saying he was against 'all violence'.
In a bad-tempered exchange with journalists on the fringes of the party's conference in Liverpool, Mr Corbyn said the way to end the 'terrible situation' was to 'end the occupation of Palestine by Israel'.
The comments came as left-wing activists projected the Palestinian flag on the venue for the World Transformed festival - which takes place alongside the Labour gathering, but is not formally linked.