LONDON: Campaigners have condemned a claim by the UK’s outgoing foreign secretary that there does not appear to be a genocide taking place in Gaza. David Lammy was responding to Sarah Champion MP, chair of the international development committee, who had asked him how the UK’s policy on supplying F-35 fighter jet parts complies with a duty to prevent genocide, given that the planes are used by the Israeli military.

The UK government does not believe Israel's actions in the Gaza strip is a genocide, a letter from the Foreign Office has said.

Government position set out in letter to select committee as No 10 prepares to meet Israeli president