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This is the best summary I could come up with:
Speaking to a fringe event at the Labour conference, Mr Lammy said "Israel has a right to self-defence against terrorism".
Mr Corbyn said he did not "support any attacks", but in a tetchy exchange with journalists declined to set out his view on Hamas despite being repeatedly asked whether he would condemn the group.
The former leader is sitting as an independent MP after being removed from Labour's parliamentary party over his response to a report on antisemitism under his leadership.
Speaking at the Labour conference Mr Lammy reminded members that "Hamas is a proscribed terrorist organisation" in the UK.
Labour's official position is to support a two-state solution respecting "sovereignty of Israel and the dignity and human rights of Palestinians," Mr Lammy said.
Sir Keir described the rocket fire and incursions from Gaza as an "appalling terrorist attack", saying Israel has "every right to defend herself".
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