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Jitendra Joshi

UK diplomat accuses Israel of 'war crimes in plain sight' against Palestinians after quitting over arms sales

A UK diplomat on Monday accused Israel of waging “war crimes in plain sight” against Palestinians after he resigned from the Foreign Office over British arms sales to the country.

Mark Smith said he had flagged his concerns about the sales at “every level” of the ministry, up to Foreign Secretary David Lammy, but the response was “not satisfactory”.

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