600 lawyers, academics and retired senior judges, including three former supreme court justices, wrote an open letter warning that the UK government is breaching international law by continuing to arm Israel. The letter states that the UK government is required to take the following measures:
- to work actively and effectively to secure a permanent ceasefire in Gaza;
- to take all available measures to ensure safe access to and delivery of the essentials of existence and medical assistance to Palestinians in Gaza, including confirmation that UK funding to UNRWA will continue with immediate effect;
- to impose sanctions upon individuals and entities who have made statements inciting genocide against Palestinians;
- to suspend the provision of weapons and weapons systems to the Government of Israel; and
- to suspend the 2030 Road Map for UK-Israel bilateral relations and negotiations towards an enhanced trade agreement and to initiate a review into the suspension of the UK’s bilateral trade agreement with Israel and consider the imposition of sanctions.
