The Military Collaboration of the United Kingdom with Israel during its assault against Gaza, as well as its support through arms provisions, logistical aid and direct military interventions in Yemen to support the objectives of Israel, could Constitting a violation of international law reveals a new report.
The report, published Tuesday by the British Palestinian Committee (BPC), says that if the British government has not directly perpetuated violence in Gaza, it “played an influential role” by the validation of arms licenses and collaboration Wide and more in -depth military with Israel.
F-35 manufacturing parts in the United Kingdom, sent directly to Israel and other partner countries for the Assembly, have played an important role in maintaining Israeli jets for combat by contributing to the Global Basin spare, to which Israel can access.
By taking such measures, the United Kingdom does not “fail to assume its third-party responsibilities to respect international law”, it is actively accomplice of the Israeli genocide of the Palestinian people, according to the report.
In addition, although the British army provided Israel these critical components, it also developed a deeper military collaboration with Israel.
“This bidirectional partnership supports Israeli companies in the development of technologies that are used to kill the Palestinians and in -depth the collaboration between the British and Israeli soldiers,” said the report, adding that the British military bases in Cyprus have served as “asset Fundamental “For the genocide of Israel in Gaza.
In addition to its direct military intervention in Yemen, the United Kingdom protected Israeli military infrastructure during its climbing against Iran, according to the report, focusing on the military efforts of the United Kingdom to protect the military infrastructure of Israel From an Iranian response scheduled for April 2024.
This came after Israel bombed a building of the Iranian consulate in the capital of Damascus in Syria, killing at least 13 people, including two Syrian civilians.
“British ministers and officials know that the United Kingdom has obligations under international law,” said Sara Husseini, director of the BPC, in Tel Aviv Tribune.
“They recognized that the illegal occupation of Israel is underway and that they have been informed by the highest court in the world that the actions of Israel in Gaza equivalent to genocide.
“We therefore call on the government to immediately impose a double -meaning arms embargo, to put an end to all forms of military collaboration and to maintain the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people. Otherwise, the British government should face appropriate legal consequences. »»
The official policy of the United Kingdom, described in its strategic export license criteria, indicates that it will not grant an arms export license “if it determines that there is a clear risk that articles Could be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of international humanitarian law, “said the group.
In April 2024, six months after the start of the war against Gaza, then the Minister of Foreigners, David Cameron, said that the United Kingdom would not stop arms sales in Israel by British companies. He defended his decision a month later by saying that they represented “less than 1%” of Israel’s importance imports.
In September 2024, the United Kingdom suspended 30 of the 350 export licenses from arms to Israel, citing a “clear risk” that they can be used in serious humanitarian violations.
Since then, the British government has issued 34 weapons export licenses to Israel, including three open licenses which allow the export of an unlimited number and the value of the goods.
In the 19-page report, the BPC concluded that the United Kingdom is legally obliged to take measures to prevent genocide and continue individuals or entities responsible for committing such acts, both in its own jurisdiction and , if necessary, internationally.
The group also stressed that the obligation of states to prevent genocide is a proactive rather than passive action and implies the concept of “reasonable diligence”, requiring an assessment based on factual evidence.
In 2022, the United Kingdom provided 42 million pounds ($ 53 million) for Israel, according to the media.
