Israel’s response to this terror must be resolute. But it must remain consistent with international law | Margaret Hodge

I went to Kfar Aza kibbutz when it was an oasis of tranquillity. We stand with Israel as it defends itself, and hope for peace

Kishinev. Babi Yar. Munich. The sites of Jewish massacres throughout history. Now there is another place that will for ever be associated with the slaughter of innocent Jews: Kfar Aza.

Kibbutz Kfar Aza was home to about 800 people and was established in 1951 by Jewish refugees from Morocco and Egypt (where I was born and from which my family escaped in 1949). Like so many kibbutzim, its founders were idealists, living communally on a model with socialist foundations. Its name - literally meaning Gaza Village" - reflects its location, just over three miles from the city of Gaza.

Margaret Hodge is MP for Barking and the parliamentary chair of the Jewish Labour Movement

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