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

Ten Britons accused of committing war crimes while fighting for Israel in Gaza

An Israeli military patrol in Gaza photographed from across the border in January 2024.
An Israeli military patrol in Gaza photographed from across the border in January 2024. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

A war crimes complaint against 10 Britons who served with the Israeli military in Gaza is to be submitted to the Met police by one of the UK’s leading human rights lawyers.

Michael Mansfield KC is one of a group of lawyers who will on Monday hand in a 240-page dossier to Scotland Yard’s war crimes unit alleging targeted killing of civilians and aid workers, including by sniper fire, and indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas, including hospitals.

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