UK Lawyers Call for Probe into Elbit Systems’ Role in Gaza Atrocities
The Public Interest Law Centre (PILC), with support from the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), submitted a detailed complaint on Thursday to the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command. The filing requests that the War Crimes Unit launch a criminal investigation into four current and former British directors of Elbit Systems UK for "possible complicity in war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in Gaza."
The complaint was submitted on behalf of a Palestinian national residing in the UK whose close family members remain in Gaza. It argues that actions taken by Elbit Systems UK, including the export of drone engines, targeting systems, and other military equipment to Israel, may constitute aiding or abetting serious violations of international humanitarian law.
CAAT has long documented the company’s involvement in Israeli military operations and the role of its UK subsidiaries.
"Our client has watched from the UK as her community in Gaza was destroyed. She has witnessed her loved ones and countless others subjected to mass killings, displacement, starvation, and devastation on an unimaginable scale," said PILC in a statement.
In addition, CAAT said Israel’s ongoing campaign in Gaza "would not be possible without Elbit Systems," highlighting the company’s central role in the conflict.
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