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US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee watches as President Donald Trump, meets with Israel s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in July.America’s ambassador to Israel has branded Bridget Phillipson “delusional” after she claimed the UK had played “a key role” in Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan.The education secretary claimed the government had worked “behind the scenes” to help end the two-year conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas.Asked on Sky News what this contribution involved, she said: “These are complex matters of diplomacy that we are involved in but we do welcome and recognise the critical role that the American government played in getting us to this point.”But Mike Huckabee, who was appointed his country’s ambassador to Israel by President Trump earlier this year, rejected Phillipson’s claims.Posting on X, he said: “I assure you she’s delusional. She can thank Donald Trump anytime just to set the record straight.”I assure you she’s delusional. She can thank @realDonaldTrump anytime just to set the record straight. https://t.co/HmTYg7d5MA Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) October 12, 2025Under the peace plan, which has been agreed by both Israel and Hamas, a ceasefire has been in place since Friday.The remaining Israeli hostages being held in Gaza, as well as nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, are due to be released on Monday morning.Keir Starmer will join other world leaders, including Trump, in Egypt on the same day for the formal signing of the peace deal.Israeli deputy foreign minister Sharren Haskel also said she would “have to contradict” Phillipson’s assertion that Britain had been a leading player in the peace process.She criticised the government’s decision to recognise Palestinian statehood and accused Britain of diminishing the prospect of peace by emboldening Hamas.“The government of the UK, [French president Emmanuel] Macron’s plan, the whole conversation about declaring a Palestinian state – we disagree with you,” she told Sky News.Asked about Phillipson’s comments, the minister said: “Well, I have to contradict her words, unfortunately.“Unfortunately, with the declaration of the Palestinian state during a very sensitive time two months ago when the teams were already around the table negotiating, when we truly believe we are able to reach a the message that the UK government sent Hamas was the message that: the longer they continue this war, they will be rewarded.”Related...Israel Has Officially Approved Donald Trump s Gaza Peace Plan. What Happens Next?Starmer Refuses To Say Trump Deserves Nobel Peace Prize For Efforts In GazaIsrael And Hamas Have Agreed To The First Stage Of Trump s Gaza Peace Plan. Here s What You Need To Know

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