US EditionIsrael not committing genocide in Gaza, but casualties and destruction are 'utterly appalling', says UK government
The UK government clarified its stance following assessments that Israel's actions lack genocidal intent despite severe civilian casualties and destruction in Gaza, impacting arms export policies.
- The British government stated it does not consider Israel's military actions in Gaza to be genocide, asserting that those actions lack the intent required by the Genocide Convention, according to David Lammy's letter.
- David Lammy expressed that the situation in Gaza is 'utterly appalling' due to civilian casualties and destruction, stressing the need for Israel to ease the suffering.
- The U.K. suspended arms export licenses to Israel last September but has exempted parts for F-35 jets, viewed as essential to NATO security efforts, as stated by Lammy.
- As the U.K. recognizes a Palestinian state soon, Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas amidst these developments.
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U.K. says no evidence Israel intends genocide in Gaza despite heavy casualties
Britain has not concluded that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians, citing lack of intent, while urging Israel to do more to prevent civilian suffering. 'The high civilian casualties are utterly appalling,' U.K. Foreign Secretary Lammy wrote
Despite the UK's harsh criticism of Israel's management in its war against Hamas, the British government does not believe that Jerusalem is committing a genocide in Gaza, The Times reported this Monday.]]>
Britain has not concluded Israel's actions in Gaza are genocide
Britain has not concluded that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza but criticised "utterly appalling" civilian suffering there, in a government letter, ahead of a meeting between Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the Israeli president. Israel has been widely accused of the crime, including by the world's biggest group of genocide scholars, over its nearly two-year campaign in the Palestinian enclave that has killed more than…
"Israel isn't committing genocide", says UK government helping it commit genocide
The UK government, after almost two years of providing political cover for Israel’s genocide and more than a year directly assisting it, has announced its carefully considered conclusion that… you’ve guessed it: Israel is not committing genocide. Israel is not committing genocide, says Labour. Really? David Lammy, at the time Foreign Secretary, noted the government’s findings in a letter to the Chair of the Commons International Development Comm…
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