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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

UK ignored obligation to prevent genocide, witnesses tell Gaza tribunal

Former Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn addresses attendees in the opening moments of the Gaza Tribunal on September 04, 2025 in London, England.
Jeremy Corbyn is chair of the tribunal, which says it is seeking to amass evidence of Britain’s failure to distance itself from war crimes. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Britain is not just complicit in Israel’s breaches of humanitarian law in Gaza but a participant that has repeatedly ignored its legal obligation to prevent a genocide, witnesses have told the independent Gaza tribunal.

The two-day tribunal in London, which is independent of government and parliament, is seeking to amass evidence of Britain’s failure to distance itself from what the tribunal organisers regard as Israeli war crimes amounting to genocide.

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