#UK / British lawyers submit war crimes complaint against UK nationals involved in the Gaza genocide on behalf of Israel
A team led by prominent human rights lawyer Michael Mansfield KC has submitted a 240-page war crimes complaint to Scotland Yard against 10 British nationals who joined Israeli forces in Gaza.
The dossier alleges these individuals participated in targeted killings of civilians and aid workers, indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas including hospitals, destruction of protected historic and religious sites, and forced displacement of Palestinians.
The complaint, compiled over six months on behalf of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and Public Interest Law Centre, covers alleged offenses from October 2023 to May 2024. It includes witness testimony of bodies buried in mass graves at hospitals and medical facilities being bulldozed.
Under UK law, British nationals can be prosecuted for war crimes committed abroad, regardless of where they occurred. Mansfield stated: "British nationals are under a legal obligation not to collude with crimes committed in Palestine. No one is above the law."
English https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr/07/ten-britons-accused-of-committing-war-crimes-while-fighting-for-israel-in-gaza
Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/politics/war-2023/2025-04-07/ty-article-live/00000196-0cf4-d24c-a196-5cfd7e720000?liveBlogItemId=1730971259#1730971259 or https://archive.is/jqRZo
See also
MCB Urges Foreign Secretary to Take Action Against UK Complicity in Israeli War Crimes in Gaza https://mcb.org.uk/mcb-urges-foreign-secretary-to-take-action-against-uk-complicity-in-israeli-war-crimes-in-gaza/
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