More than 600 British jurists, including three retired judges from the U.K. Supreme Court, have urged the government to suspend arms sales to Israel following the deaths of three U.K. aid workers in an Israeli strike. The call for action is intensifying pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
In an open letter to Sunak, the legal experts highlighted concerns that the U.K. could be complicit in 'grave breaches of international law' by continuing to supply weapons to Israel. They referenced the International Court of Justice's warning of a 'plausible risk of genocide' in Gaza, emphasizing the legal obligations under international law that the U.K. must uphold.
