Two Labour MPs have said they are "astounded" after they were denied entry to Israel and deported after being accused of planning to "spread anti-Israel hatred".
Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were rejected because they were suspected of plans to "document the activities of security forces and spread anti-Israel hatred", according to a statement from the Israeli immigration ministry.
Ms Yang, who represents Earley and Woodley, and Ms Mohamed, the MP for Sheffield Central, both flew to the country from Luton on Saturday - and said on Sunday that they were "astounded" by their treatment.
According to a statement from the Israeli immigration ministry, they were accompanied by two assistants on the trip and during questioning, the MPs claimed they were visiting Israel "as part of an official parliamentary delegation".
But Israeli officials say immigration officers found "no evidence to support the claim... they were travelling as part of an official delegation". "No politicians or government officials were aware they were coming," a statement said.
The Council for Arab-British Understanding (CAABU) contradicted Israeli officials, saying it organised the MPs' "parliamentary delegation" alongside Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP).
The Israeli immigration ministry branded the delegation claim as "false", but UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy reacted to news of the MPs' detention saying their treatment while "on a parliamentary delegation to Israel" was "unacceptable".
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