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Britain considering removing HTS from terror list

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The United Kingdom is considering removing Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) from its list of designated terrorist organisations following the rebel group's victory in Syria.
Europe

Amnesty chief calls on UK to revise Gaza stance

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The secretary general of Amnesty International, Agnes Callamard, has urged British politicians to revise their denial that genocide is being committed in Gaza, following a major report by the group concluding that Israel is guilty of genocide.
Europe

Britain ‘reviewing F-35 warplane and Israel arms licences’ amid Gaza war: Campaigners

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London has announced it is reviewing its decision to allow the continued export of F-35 fighter jet components in light of concerns that they could end up in Israel, according to campaigners who are seeking to block the exports.
Europe

Britain suggests would comply with ICC warrant and arrest Israeli PM

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The British government has announced it will comply with its obligations under domestic and international law after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.
Europe

Resigned UK official: Israel perpetrating war crimes in plain sight

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The British civil servant who resigned over concerns London is complicit in war crimes due to its continued arms and military equipment sales to Tel Aviv stated that the Israeli military is committing atrocities “flagrantly, openly and regularly”.
Europe

UK official quits over London’s ‘complicity in war crimes’ in Gaza

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A British civil servant has resigned over concerns that the government is complicit in Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip, two sources familiar with the situation have told Middle East Eye.
Europe

Britain dropping objection to ICC arrest warrant for Israel’s PM

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will drop London's objection to an arrest warrant being issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying it was a matter for the court.
Foreign Policy

Iran warns US, UK responsible for repercussions of “provocative attacks” on Yemen

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani has warned the US and UK are responsible for the repercussions of deadly provocative attacks on Yemen, condemning the recent raids that left dozens of civilians dead and injured.
Europe

British MPs grill ministers over weapons exports to Israel amid Gaza war

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The British government continues to assess that Israel has the intent to follow international humanitarian law even as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have fled Gaza's Rafah, but several MPs pressed UK ministers to explain how London could have come to its conclusions.
Europe

UK says opposes Rafah invasion but won’t halt arms sales to Israel

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UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has stated he does not support Israel's plan for a full-scale offensive in the southern Gazan city of Rafah, but also opposes the idea of ending weapons sales to Tel Aviv.
Europe

British troops may be deployed in Gaza under guise of aid delivery: Report

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A report has revealed that UK forces may be deployed on the ground in the besieged Gaza Strip under the guise of supporting aid deliveries once a new sea route opens next month.
Middle East

Houthis say dozens killed in US-UK airstrikes on Yemen since January

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The leader of Yemen’s Houthi group has claimed that American and British air raids on his country since January have killed 37 people and injured 30 others.
Europe

Majority of UK voters favor banning arms sales to Israel: Poll

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A new survey has shown that a majority of people in the UK support a ban on British weapons sales to Israel, while a similar majority believe that Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip are violating human rights.
Middle East

UK public spent millions in missile costs for Yemen war: Report

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The United Kingdom has reportedly poured millions into protecting Israeli ships in the Red Sea since the conflict between Israel and Palestine first began in October, with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak becoming ninth prime minister to use the RAF to bomb Yemen.
Middle East

US, UK conduct new airstrikes against 2 Yemen’s provinces

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The United States and the United Kingdom have launched a string of air raids against targets in Yemen's southwestern province of Ta'izz and the strategic western province of Hudaydah as the Houthi movement continues its maritime operations against Israeli-linked vessels in the Red Sea.
Foreign Policy

US-UK joint strikes on Yemen to intensify regional insecurity and instability: Iran

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani strongly condemned the fresh round of air attacks by the US and the UK against Yemen. He stressed that the joint move will only escalate insecurity and instability in the region without any achievement for Washington and London.
Middle East

US, UK say hit several Houthi sites in Yemen amid Red Sea tensions

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The United States and the United Kingdom have bombed more than a dozen Houthi sites in Yemen, officials said, as the Yemeni group stepped up its attacks on ships in the Red Sea in protest against Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip.
Europe

Former ‘Daesh bride’ loses appeal against removal of British citizenship

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Lawyers for Shamima Begum vowed to “keep fighting” to bring her home after they failed in a fresh push to overturn a decision to remove her British citizenship following the court of appeal’s rule against her.
Europe

Chaos erupts in UK parliament over Gaza war

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The UK’s House of Commons has descended into chaos as the government and the Scottish National Party (SNP) condemned Speaker Lindsay Hoyle for his handling of a key vote on support for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Int'l Relations

Iran says not directing or controlling resistance groups in region

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Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has rejected allegations that Tehran provides military and financial aid for resistance groups in the region, including Yemen’s Ansarullah movement and Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.
Middle East

Houthis say struck US, UK vessels off Yemen’s coast

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A Houthi military spokesman has said the Yemeni group fighters have conducted two operations against US and British vessels off the nation's coast, stressing their support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip amidst intensified Israeli attacks.
Middle East

US, UK carry out more air raids on Yemen

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The United States and the United Kingdom have launched more airstrikes against Hudaydah and Sa’ada provinces in Yemen.
Middle East

Yemen’s Houthis warn US-UK aerial assaults ‘won’t remain unanswered’

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Yemen's Houthi movement has announced that the latest wave of airstrikes by the United States and the United Kingdom on the war-ravaged country will not go unpunished.
Europe

Britain’s Royal Navy admits to ‘lack of capability’ to target Yemeni positions in Red Sea: Report

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Britain’s Royal Navy has reportedly admitted to a "lack of capability” and necessary missiles to target the positions of Yemen’s forces in the Red Sea, the Daily Telegraph has reported.
Middle East

US, UK announce new strikes on Yemen’s Houthis over Red Sea shipping attacks

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The United States and the United Kingdom have carried out a new round of air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen as the armed group continues to target commercial shipping in the Red Sea in support of Palestine.
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