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Gaza war crimes dossier implicating 10 Britons serving in IDF to be submitted to London police — report
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British human rights lawyers are set to file a war crimes complaint today against 10 British citizens serving in the Israel Defense Forces, The Guardian reports.
“British nationals are under a legal obligation not to collude with crimes committed in Palestine. No one is above the law,” Michael Mansfield, one of the lawyers who will hand in the 240-page dossier, tells The Guardian.
“If one of our nationals is committing an offense, we ought to be doing something about it. Even if we can’t stop the government of foreign countries behaving badly, we can at least stop our nationals from behaving badly.”
The file will be handed to London’s Metropolitan Police war crimes unit, alleging the troops intentionally killed civilians and aid workers by sniper fire and were involved in indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas, including hospitals.
The suspects, who include dual-nationals as well as officers, remain unnamed due to legal reasons, The Guardian says.
The report covers a period from October 2023 to May 2024 and is being handed in on behalf of the Gaza-based Palestinian Center for Human Rights and the British-based Public Interest Law Center.
Israel has denied targeting civilians throughout the war, alleging Hamas terrorists use civilian infrastructure, including hospitals and schools, to plan and carry out attacks.
The Times of Israel Community.