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UK Foreign Office shuts Israel-Gaza international law unit, cuts funding to monitoring project
Closure of IHL cell will cut access to 26,000 verified violations database; critics warn move obscures violations and sustains arms sales
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- The British Foreign Office has closed a unit tracking international law breaches by Israel in Gaza, cutting funding to a project maintaining a database of 26,000 verified violations.
- The IHL cell's closure follows UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper's April speech endorsing international law as a core British value.
- Critics say the move enables the government to obscure violations while sustaining arms sales, as data shows UK-made munitions imports to Israel doubled in 2025.
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The British Foreign Office has closed a unit tracking international law breaches by Israel in Gaza, cutting funding to a project maintaining a database of 26,000 verified violations. The IHL cell's closure follows UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper's April speech endorsing international law as a core British value. Critics say the move enables the government to obscure violations while sustaining arms sales, as data shows UK-made munitions imports to Israel doubled in 2025.
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