Civil servants have expressed concern they could be deemed complicit in war crimes in Gaza if Israel is found to have broken international law.
Civil servants overseeing arms exports to Israel have requested to 'cease work immediately' over fears they could be complicit in war crimes in Gaza. Officials in the Department for Business and Trade have raised concerns with senior civil servants that they may be liable if it is deemed Israel has broken international law.
The Rome Statute covering war crimes is clear that following a superior's instructions is not a defence when it comes to charges of war crimes. The government must come clean on the legal advice they have.' Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has come under growing pressure to suspend arms sales to Israel after three British aid workers were killed in an airstrike on Monday.
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