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Israel 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 actions in Gaza to be genocide, following Hamas' attack on October 7, 2023, according to The Times of London.
- David Lammy, the then-Foreign Secretary, described Israel's military actions as 'utterly appalling' due to high civilian casualties and destruction in Gaza.
- The International Court of Justice has not found that Israel breached the Genocide Convention or is committing genocide, as highlighted by Lammy's letter.
- The U.K. government has maintained that genocide determinations should be made by courts, not national governments.
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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.]]>
"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…
'Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza,' UK government concludes
The new ruling differs significantly from the government’s previous position, which was that only courts can decide whether or not Israel is committing genocide. The post Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza UK government concludes appeared first on Jerusalem World News.
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