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UK inquest into Gaza aid workers may summon Israeli and British military

Coroner signals the scope will widen to examine Israeli role and whether UK-made weapons were used in the April 2024 airstrike.

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What to know

  • UK coroner signals she will expand inquest scope beyond the aid organization and security firm to examine Israeli military decisions and UK military involvement in the April 2024 airstrike.
  • Families of the three British aid workers seek to establish whether UK-made weapons were used and what information an RAF surveillance plane gathered and shared with Israeli forces on the day of the attack.
  • Israeli military has refused to open a criminal investigation; families now seek accountability through the coroner's inquest with potential testimony from Israeli and UK officials.

“We hope the coroner will carry out a thorough investigation into the attack that killed Jim and the others [including] an exploration of all the issues relevant to his death, encompassing the decisions and policies leading to the attack, and what role, if any, UK authorities or military equipment originating fro…”

Neil Henderson, Father of Jim Henderson · The Guardian ↗ · Sep 20

Maria Voisin Senior Coroner for AvonColonel Nochi Mendel Israeli officer who ordered the airstrikePete Weatherby KC Barrister for Jim Henderson's familyTayab Ali Solicitor for James Kirby's familyNeil Henderson Father of Jim Henderson

UK inquest into Gaza aid workers may summon Israeli and British military
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    Families welcome expansion and seek testimony from Israeli and UK officials

    Legal representatives for the three British workers welcomed the coroner's decision, with solicitor Tayab Ali requesting that Colonel Mendel and the IDF participate and testify. Lawyers also sought to establish what information an RAF surveillance plane gathered and shared with Israeli forces, and whether British weapons were involved.

    “What today means is that Colonel Mendel and the IDF can now take part, see the evidence and give their account, in a court that will properly examine what happened.”
    — Tayab Ali
    1. 1 outlet Israeli and UK army chiefs may take part in inquest into slain British aid workers in Gaza

      first by Middle East Eye, 1d ago

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    Coroner signals inquest scope will expand to include Israeli and UK military roles

    At a pre-inquest review hearing in Bristol, Senior Coroner Maria Voisin indicated she is "minded" to designate the Israeli Defense Forces and Colonel Mendel as "interested parties," and signaled the inquest will likely examine whether UK-made weapons were used and what role the British military may have played.

    “It's very much a case of throwing the net wide at the moment.”
    — Maria Voisin

    • ⭕️ “Israeli and UK military commanders could be requested to give evidence to an inquest concerning three British workers killed in Gaza when aid vehicles they were travelling in were hit by an airstrike. It is also possible that the inquest into the deaths of John Chapman, 57,

      @tayab_ali_X2d ago138▲view on X ↗
  3. background

    Israel declines to open criminal investigation into strike — Israeli military authorities announced they would not pursue criminal investigations into the airstrike. The UK, Australian, and Canadian governments called the decision "shameful".

  4. background

    Israeli airstrike kills seven World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza — An airstrike ordered by Colonel Nochi Mendel of the Israeli military struck an aid convoy in Gaza, killing three British workers—John Chapman, 57, Jim Henderson, 33, and James Kirby, 47—along with workers from Australia, Poland, Palestine, and the US.

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  1. 2 outlets Inquest into British aid workers killed in Gaza may call on Israeli and UK military chiefs

    first by The Guardian, 2d ago · also Guardian