Former Spy Chief On Britain's 'Libya Mistake'
A former Israeli spy chief tells Sky News the actions of the UK and France in 2011 are to blame for the country's current turmoil.
David Cameron has again been criticised for Britain's 2011 intervention in Libya, this time by a former Israeli intelligence chief.
Ephraim Halevy has warned that Libya will be the "biggest problem for Europe in the months to come".
The former head of the Mossad gave a forthright assessment of the situation in an exclusive interview with Sky News.
He said: "I believe the trouble coming from Libya is going to be immense.
"I think the operation originally launched by Britain and France turned out to be the biggest mistake committed by western Europe in recent years.
"I think the result we are now seeing in Libya is a direct result of the policies that were initiated by Paris and London at the start of this campaign."
Mr Cameron was singled out by Barack Obama a few weeks ago in rare criticism from a serving US President.
The Prime Minister was "distracted by a range of other things" after the 2011 invasion, Obama said, and Libya had been left in "a mess".
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