Pressure mounts for suspension of UK arms sales to Israel
More than 600 lawyers have joined calls for the UK to suspend arms exports following the death of three British aid workers in an airstrike in Gaza.
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More than 600 lawyers have joined calls for the UK to suspend arms exports following the death of three British aid workers in an airstrike in Gaza.
The lawyers said the worsening situation in Gaza and the International Court of Justice's conclusion that there was a 'plausible risk of genocide' obliged the UK to suspend arms sales.
Letter says given ICJ finding that there is a plausible risk of genocide being committed, the UK is legally obliged to act to prevent it
Lawyers and academics say arms sales must end due to the 'plausible risk of genocide' in Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister has described the attack as unintended and "tragic"