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1st Report - Israel-Palestine conflict
Foreign Affairs Committee
HC 488
Published 25 July 2025
Government response
1st Special Report - Israel-Palestine conflict: Government Response · published 30 Oct 2025
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
Rejected
Ensure international criminal courts gather information for post-conflict accountability and peacebuilding.
Conclusion
Accountability through international criminal courts will be fundamental to peacebuilding and the future after this conflict has ended. The courts must be involved in information gathering so that, whenever this conflict ends, decisions can be made. (Conclusion, Paragraph 122)
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Government Response Summary
The government partially agrees on the importance of accountability through international courts, noting its past actions like participating in the ICJ and calling for independent investigations. However, it rejects applying the Ukraine atrocity crimes advisory model to Gaza due to a lack of state partner and access challenges.
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Conclusion
Rejected
Offer UK support and expertise to establish a Gaza project recording conflict evidence.
Conclusion
In April 2025, members of the Foreign Affairs Committee visited Ukraine, where they saw the work of the Global Rights Alliance collecting evidence of acts during the conflict for potential future legal processes. This is supported by the UK Government …
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Government Response Summary
The government partially agreed but rejected the recommendation to set up a similar evidence-gathering project in Gaza, stating the model used in Ukraine would not work due to the lack of a state partner or structures on the ground and access challenges.
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