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Palestinian rights group wants UK citizens fighting for Israel to be prosecuted

Patrick Wintour

A human rights group attempted to launch a private prosecution of this allegation. English citizens went to fight illegally Israel.

A summons application was made to the magistrates court against a named person on Monday.

A highly unusual investigation is launched International Center for Justice for Palestinians (ICJP). The human rights group plans to argue in court that Britons joined a foreign army at war with a state. Palestinethat b did not fight.

Claims that fighting a foreign power is a violation of law Section 4 of the Alien Registration Act 1870. The law makes it an offense for any person to accept or accept service in the military service of any foreign state that is at war with another foreign state that is at peace with the UK government.

The ICJP named one person in its attempt to prosecute but gathered evidence against more than 10 British nationals.

To increase the likelihood of a successful prosecution and to avoid prejudging the case, the ICJP does not name those it seeks to arrest.

ICJP accuses Israel Defense Forces waging war not limited to Hamas but it is against all Palestinians and against Palestine itself, now a state recognized by the United Kingdom.

The group says the defendant must prove that he is a British subject, that he has accepted a position or position in the Israeli armed forces, that Israel is at war with Palestine, that Palestine is a foreign state, and finally that Palestine is at peace with Britain.

World Health Organization (WHO) He said there had been little improvement in the amount of aid provided Gaza There has been no noticeable decrease in hunger since the ceasefire came into force.

WHO director-general speaking on Thursday Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus He told reporters that the aid situation in Gaza “remains catastrophic” and that “there is not enough food” for residents in the area. He said:

The situation is still catastrophic because there are not enough people entering… There is no decrease in hunger because there is not enough food.

on wednesday, UNthe supreme court said this Israel It must allow aid to Gaza and has found that the restrictions imposed on this issue over the past two years violate its obligations.

In the advisory opinion of the advisory board international court of justice inside Hagueaid levels were found to be insufficient.

A week ago, UN World Food Program (WFP)He said that he had brought an average of 560 tons of food to Gaza per day since the ceasefire began, but that this amount was still below what was needed. spokesperson Abir Etefa in question:

We are still below what we need, but we are getting there… The ceasefire has opened a narrow window of opportunity and WFP is moving very quickly and expeditiously to increase food aid.

During the war, Israel largely blocked food and medicine by closing entry and exit routes, causing famine in parts of Gaza.

The UN said it would take time to reverse the famine in Gaza and called for the opening of all crossing points.

We’ll have more on this story in a moment, but first let’s cover some other major developments:

• More than a dozen states, including Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Türkiye, condemned the Israeli parliament’s decision on the annexation of the West Bank, Saudi state media said in a joint statement on Thursday. Arab and Muslim countries to which the United States has turned to provide troops and money to the stabilization force in Gaza, a key element of Trump’s ceasefire plan, have warned that the annexation of the West Bank is a red line.

• Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a halt to progress on parliamentary bills linked to the annexation of the West Bank after US vice president JD Vance called the vote on two bills in the Knesset an “insult”. Separately, when asked on Thursday whether he was concerned about the votes, US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House: “Don’t worry about the West Bank. Israel is not going to do anything with the West Bank.”

• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, one of a number of senior US officials to visit Israel in recent days, warned before his arrival that annexation moves posed a “threat” to the fragile ceasefire in Gaza but expressed confidence in the ceasefire after meeting with Netanyahu on Thursday. “We are confident and positive about the progress that has been made, and we are clear-eyed about the challenges,” Rubio said.

• Standing next to Rubio after Thursday’s meeting, Netanyahu was quick to avoid any possibility of tensions with Washington, calling the secretary “an extraordinary friend of Israel.” He stated that the consecutive visits were part of the “circle of trust and partnership”.

• Nasser hospital in Gaza said one person was killed in an Israeli drone attack in the Khan Younis area on Thursday. According to Reuters, residents reported that until Thursday, there was almost constant heavy gunfire and tank shelling in the eastern parts of Khan Younis and east of Gaza City in the northern Palestinian territory.

• A human rights group has attempted to launch a private investigation into allegations that British citizens illegally went to fight on behalf of Israel. A summons application was made to the magistrates court against a named person on Monday.