UK to end project tracking potential Israeli violations: Report
Summary
The UK government has closed a unit that tracked possible war crimes by Israel during the conflict in Gaza due to funding cuts. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) says another team will continue the work, and access to some research will remain.Key Facts
- A UK government unit documenting possible Israeli war crimes in Gaza has been shut down.
- The closure is due to budget cuts in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).
- The Conflict and Security Monitoring Project run by the Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) will lose government funding.
- CIR monitored incidents in Palestine, Israel, and Lebanon, with a database of about 26,000 verified events.
- The FCDO said the work will continue under a different team in the department.
- The government department will keep access to research completed while funding was active.
- The FCDO plans to reduce its workforce by up to 25 percent.
- There have been internal disagreements within the FCDO over UK arms sales to Israel.
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