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The Metropolitan Police has partially reversed its decision to close a war crimes investigation into UK nationals who fought in Gaza.

Law EnforcementConflictPublic SafetyInternational RelationsJul 23, 2026score 1.112 posts · 2 replies across 2 instances
The Metropolitan Police has partially reversed its decision to close a war crimes investigation into UK nationals who fought in Gaza. This reversal follows pressure from human rights organizations and threats of judicial review. The case involves allegations of war crimes related to actions in Gaza.

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The Metropolitan Police has partially reversed its decision to close a war crimes investigation into UK nationals who fought in Gaza.
Parent: Law EnforcementEntity: Metropolitan PoliceImpact: positiveDate: Jul 23, 2026Target: The Metropolitan Police's decision to reverse the closure of the war crimes investigation
UK nationals who fought in Gaza are under investigation for potential war crimes.
Parent: War CrimesEntity: UK nationals fighting in GazaImpact: neutralDate: Jul 23, 2026Target: The investigation into UK nationals for potential war crimes

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The #MetropolitanPolice #MetPol has partially reversed its decision to close a #warcrimes investigation into UK nationals who fought in #Gaza. Only a scoping exercise so far, but it's a welcome start. https://www.declassifieduk.org/met-police-re-opens-war-crimes-case-on-britons-fighting-for-israel/ #DeclassifiedUK #ukpol #Palestine
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[LONDON’S] METROPOLITAN POLICE RE-OPENS WAR CRIMES CASE ON BRITONS FIGHTING FOR ISRAEL” by John McEvoy in Declassified UK @uk_politics @Declassified_UK @DeclassifiedUK @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @iran @iraq @palestinenews “Exclusive: The Metropolitan Police Service has reversed its decision to close a war crimes probe into UK nationals who fought for Israel amid the Gaza genocide, it can be revealed. The 240-page referral was first submitted by the Public Interest Law Centre (#PILC) and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (#PCHR) in August 2025” [..] “The move comes after British-Palestinian human rights campaigner Lubna #Speitan, who is represented by PILC, threatened judicial review proceedings against the Met” https://www.declassifieduk.org/met-police-re-opens-war-crimes-case-on-britons-fighting-for-israel/ #Press #SocialMedia #Journalism #UK #BritishNationals #IOF #WarCrimes #Genocide #PalestinianGenocide #MetPolice #Probe #Investigation #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Israel #Gaza
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