British Foreign Office official resigns over UK 'complicity in war crimes' in Gaza
A British civil servant has resigned over concerns that the government is complicit in Israeli war crimes in Gaza, two sources familiar with the situation have told Middle East Eye.
One of the sources, a British government official familiar with developments in the Foreign Office, told MEE that a senior official in the department sent an email to staff after Smith’s apparent resignation, saying their concerns were heard and a listening session would be held soon.
The Foreign Office declined to comment on the resignation and did not respond to a request for comment on the subsequent email sent by the senior official.
The apparent resignation letter by diplomat Mark Smith first emerged when prominent journalist Hind Hassan posted its contents on X on Friday evening.