Israel has repeatedly denied this allegation and called the report "distorted and false". The vote will place further pressure on the UK government after Sir Keir Starmer and his ministers have refused to declare a genocide is taking place. They have argued that the issue is a matter for the courts, with Israel fighting a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague in which the country is accused of genocide. Speaking after the conference vote, which was heavily backed by the unions, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy reiterated that position, saying he believed in "the rules-based order". Praise and fury for Trump's Gaza peace deal – but Hamas's first reaction is telling What we know about the Gaza peace plan – and what Sky News correspondents make of it Netanyahu backs Trump's peace plan for Gaza – as role for Blair revealed "That means that it must be for the ICJ with their judges and judiciary, and for the ICC, to determine the issue of genocide in relation to the convention, it is not for politicians like me to do that," he said.
Published: September 29, 2025 5:48 pm
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