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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Harriet Sherwood

British lawyers call on government to press for ceasefire in Gaza

Foreign secretary James Cleverly
The foreign secretary, James Cleverly. said on Tuesday it was not his role to provide interpretations of international law. Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Shutterstock

More than 250 British lawyers, including eminent KCs and professors of law, have called on the UK government to press for a ceasefire in Gaza, saying serious breaches of international law are being committed.

The lawyers have written to the prime minister, Rishi Sunak; James Cleverly, the foreign secretary; and Grant Schapps, the defence secretary, setting out what is in effect legal advice regarding the Israel-Hamas war.

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