96 representatives in the British House of Commons sent a message to Prime Minister Kiir Starmer, in which they called for sanctions against Israel, against the background of what they described as war crimes against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
The deputies called, through a statement published on the “X” platform, to suspend the trade agreement concluded between Britain and Israel, and to impose a comprehensive ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements.
The deputies stressed that the volume of the tremendous destruction in Gaza “constitutes a serious threat to genocide,” considering that the UK’s continuation in its commercial and military relations with Israel without a review is a silent collusion with violations.
In the same context, independent deputy Jeremy Corbyn, Prime Minister Starmer, called for an independent investigation similar to the investigation of the Calkot Committee, which dealt with Britain’s involvement in the Iraq war, with the aim of revealing the size of the United Kingdom’s involvement in what he described as “the Israeli genocide war on Gaza.”
Corbyn, a deputy from the Elzanton North district, explained that he has repeatedly demanded answers about the continued export of the components of “F-35” planes of Israel, the role of the British military bases, and the legal position on the description of the genocide, but he-as he put it-was met with “frequent government evasion and silence.”
Corbyn pointed out that the number of victims in the Gaza Strip exceeded 61,000, including martyrs and missing persons, in addition to injuring at least 110,000 people, which is equivalent to one out of every 20 of the population.
He also explained that about 92% of the housing units in the sector were either destroyed or severely damaged, while two Israeli officials are currently facing arrest orders from the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Corbin criticized what he considered “intentional blackout” of the British government for its role and responsibilities, warning that “history is repeating itself”, referring to the mistakes that accompanied the decision of London to invade Iraq in 2003, which was then described as built on defective intelligence.
