In London today, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson participated in a Hannukah event organized by the Conservative Friends of Israel group.

Addressing the global threats Israel is facing, notably Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas, Lapid said, “The struggle between law-abiding democracies and murderous terrorist organizations is not a struggle between narratives. It is a struggle between good and evil."

He went on, "The connection between Israel and Britain is not a symbolic connection, but a deep practical friendship between political and security partners who see eye to eye on most of the geopolitical issues that preoccupy our world. This friendship between us was most recently reflected in the British government's decision to proscribe all of Hamas as a terrorist organization. … Our friendship will be reflected in the coming months in our shared determination to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon at all costs. Israel will always protect itself, but we know we are not alone.”

Lapid has been in London since yesterday. This morning, he met with his British counterpart Liz Truss to sign a memorandum of understanding for economic and security cooperation between the two countries.