Officials working in the Department for Business and Trade are considering legal action over the continued export of arms to Israel
A Palestinian man rides a bicycle past a damaged vehicle where employees from the World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli airstrike Officials within the Department for Business and Trade have raised concerns with senior civil servants that they may be personally liable if it is deemed that Israel has broken international humanitarian law over
Representatives for PCS have refused to rule out taking industrial action in opposition against the arms exports, but said it would be pursuing legal options via the High Court in the first instance.: “They have put our members in the firing line, who have had to carry out things that are essentially in breach of not just domestic law but a whole raft of international obligations.
Foreign Office lawyers are undertaking work to ascertain whether Israel is in breach of international law over its conduct in Gaza following the attacks by Hamas on 7 October.: “Civil servants should have confidence that the FCDO is providing the correct legal advice to DBT on this issue and get on with their jobs. If they feel they cannot do this, we would encourage them to find a different job.”
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