British charity War on Want says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

British charity War on Want says it has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and called on the UK government to end its complicity "in the mass ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people".

The charity's statement comes as UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy faces mounting criticism for comments last week in which he said the use of the word genocide to describe the Gaza war undermined the seriousness of the terminology.

War on Want said on Tuesday that the UK has a legal duty to prevent and punish genocide, but has instead continued to supply arms and military technology to Israel.

"We must stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people to amplify and expose the crimes that are being committed against them by Israel," the organisation said.

"All people of conscience must hold governments to account for their duties to protect civilians and to prevent acts that amount to war crimes - including the crime of genocide."

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