Selling Weapons To Israel, Human Rights Group Accuses Britain Of Involvement In War Crimes

LONDON - About 15% of the components used in Israeli bombings in Gaza by F-35 aircraft were supplied by Britain. The kingdom was accused of involvement in war crimes.

Human rights groups and independent institutions in London have criticized the authority of the kingdom-based state. Not only that, they also revealed that Britain was involved in war crimes by continuing to sell weapons to Israel.

"By supplying weapons to Israel, Britain has violated international humanitarian law, requiring public scrutiny and criticism," a spokesman said as quoted by Anodalu, Sunday, December 24.

Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) and human rights organization Al-Haq, in Ramallah, have started legal action against Britain.

They accused Britain of ignoring demands to stop arms sales to Israel, and called it a violation of international law.

The demands provide details on Israel's policies, including attacks on civilians, infrastructure and facilities such as hospitals and schools, as well as forced evacuation measures and triggering hunger.

The Center for International Justice for Palestine (ICJP) and civil society groups, the independent Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), have voiced support for this initiative.

ICJP Law Affairs official Dania Abu Elhaj told Anadolu that Britain had approved a military export permit to Israel totaling at least GBP474 million (USD601 million) since 2015, which includes items such as warplanes, missiles, tanks, small weapons, and ammunition components.

Elhaj revealed about 15 percent of the components used in Israeli bombings in Gaza by F-35 aircraft were supplied by Britain.

The F-35 aircraft are currently being used to bombard Gaza, helping to kill thousands of innocent Palestinian civilians and bombard infrastructure and civilian homes, he said.

This involvement includes acts of helping and conspiring in war crimes currently committed in front of our own eyes. So we believe politicians who provide moral support and any material support to Israel can be held accountable for these aids and crimes," he said.