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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Patrick Wintour and Kiran Stacey

David Cameron sat on advice that there was breach of law in Gaza, officials say

David Cameron leaving no 10 Downing Street
The former foreign secretary, David Cameron, was given advice on the deteriorating humanitarian position in Gaza ‘from at least February’ according to a former adviser. Photograph: Lucy North/PA

David Cameron, the former foreign secretary, sat on advice from Foreign Office officials in Israel and London that there was clear evidence of breaches of international humanitarian law in Gaza for which the UK risked being complicit, a former Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) adviser said.

The source, who contributed to the drafting of the advice, was speaking after the Labour government banned 30 of about 350 arms export licences due to a clear risk cited in a government memorandum published on Monday that they might be used in serious breaches of international humanitarian law.

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