An open letter detailing “concrete actions” the UK government should take over Israel’s war on Gaza has been signed by 823 legal professionals, including 11 former judges, as well as dozens of lawyers and legal academics, Al Jazeera reports.

This includes imposing “financial and immigration sanctions” on “Israeli Ministers and other civil and military personnel reasonably suspected of involvement in unlawful conduct”, the document said.

The letter also urged the British government to “review existing trade ties with Israel” and confirm it will meet its obligations to execute International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants, related to the occupied Palestinian territory.

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