Legal centre intends to prosecute UK over war crimes complicity

A UK-based Palestinian legal centre has warned Rishi Sunak of its intention to seek to prosecute British government officials over alleged complicity in war crimes in Gaza. 

The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) issued a notice to the prime minister over the UK providing "military, economic and political support to Israel, which has aided Israel’s perpetration of war crimes". 

It said that Israel's forcible transfer of over 1 million people in north Gaza "may amount to both a war crime and a crime against humanity". 

"The siege of Gaza, restricting electricity, food, water and other basic necessities, constitutes collective punishment, which is also a war crime under the Geneva Convention," it added. 

"Now that war crimes have been carried out, continuation of such support and assistance would mean that UK Government officials would be complicit in the commission of war crimes and potentially crimes against humanity." 

The notice by ICJP has been sent to Scotland Yard's War Crimes Unit.