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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Fourth former UK supreme court judge signs letter over Israeli actions in Gaza

Adults and children stand and walk on concrete rubble from a collapsed building
Palestinian civilians search through the rubble in al-Maghazi refugee camp, Deir al-Balah, after an Israeli attack on Thursday. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

A fourth former supreme court justice has put his name to a letter warning Rishi Sunak that the UK is breaching international law by continuing to arm Israel, as the number of legal experts signing the letter rose to more than 750.

Lord Carnwath joins Lady Hale, who was president of the UK’s highest court, and lords Sumption and Wilson, in urging ministers to act to prevent the “plausible risk” of genocide in Gaza.

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