The Gaza Tribunal
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| Date | 4 September 2025 - 5 September 2025 |
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| Website | https://thegazatribunal.uk/ |
| Description | A people's inquiry into the UK government's complicity in war crimes and genocide |
The Gaza Tribunal (TGT) was held at Church House, Westminster on 4/5 September 2025 to scrutinise Britain's role in war crimes perpetrated by Israel in Gaza.
The TGT panel, chaired by Jeremy Corbyn MP of the Peace and Justice Project, heard testimony from 29 experts and witnesses, who gave detailed evidence of the full scale of the UK government's complicity in the genocide against the Palestinian people.[1]
Concluding the final session on Friday 5 September 2025, Jeremy Corbyn invited the speedy provision to the panel of any further incriminating evidence so that the TGT report could be produced in a timely manner.[2]
On 16 March 2026, The Gaza Tribunal published its 112-page report.[3]
Contents
TGT report: Executive Summary
The Gaza Tribunal, held on September 4-5, 2025, brought together witnesses, whistleblowers, experts, scholars and political figures to examine Britain’s complicity in Israeli war crimes in Gaza. The Tribunal was held in Church House, Westminster, and was overseen by the Rt. Hon. Jeremy Corbyn MP, Dr Shahd Hammouri and Professor Neve Gordon.
At the time of writing, the official death toll in Gaza has exceeded 73,000, of whom at least 20,000 are children. These conservative figures do not include an untold number of people lost under the rubble. According to a study published in February 2026 by the Lancet Global Health medical journal, the death toll exceeded 75,000 more than a year ago—and the real figure could be closer to 186,000. At least 170,000 more have been injured; Gaza is now the home of the largest cohort of child amputees in the world.
More than 80 percent of the buildings in Gaza have been either damaged or destroyed, including more than 90 percent of housing, 97 percent of schools, thirty-three of thirty-six hospitals, and all the universities. More than 95 percent of Gaza’s agricultural land has been rendered unusable. At least 1.9 million people across the Gaza Strip have been displaced. Right now, over a million Palestinians are living in squalid tents without electricity, running water or a sewage system.
The Gaza Tribunal provided a platform for survivors, witnesses and experts to uncover the devastating scope of Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the true scale of British involvement. The Tribunal serves as a historical repository of evidence of British complicity in one of the greatest crimes of our time, with the aim of mobilising global support in the pursuit of justice, liberation, freedom and peace for the people of Palestine.
Cumulatively, the testimony of survivors, lawyers, healthcare workers, journalists, international legal experts and academics established beyond doubt the following: the British government (both Conservative and Labour) has systematically failed to meet a range of legal obligations, most notably the obligation to prevent genocide. The evidence presented before the Tribunal reveals that the British government has been complicit in war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide committed by Israel.
Evidence further suggests that in some instances the British government has even been an active participant in these crimes. The violation of international law could implicate individual ministers and officials, including those who have authorised the continuation of economic ties with Israel, as well as the commission of arms trades, arm transfers and intelligence exchange.
Recommendations
Recommendations from the TGT report include that the British government should release full licensing and export data on military shipments to Israel to date, along with all legal advice on the government’s assessment of genocide and its obligations to prevent it.
The report also calls for all surveillance footage collected by RAF spy flights over Gaza to be shared with the ICC and International Court of Justice (ICJ), and for the government to cooperate with a full, independent public inquiry into cooperation between the UK and Israel since October 2023, which has the power to question ministers and officials.[4]
Background
Jeremy Corbyn’s Peace and Justice Project announced the launch of the Gaza Tribunal – after the British government rejected Corbyn's Bill for a full inquiry into UK complicity with Israel’s war crimes and genocide in Gaza.[5]
The Bill
On 4 June 2025, Jeremy Corbyn MP introduced a bill into the UK House of Commons calling on Keir Starmer's government to establish an independent inquiry into UK involvement in Israeli military operations in Gaza, including the supply of weapons, surveillance aircraft and use of Royal Air Force bases.
At the second reading on 4 July 2025, the government rejected this bill and refused to establish such an inquiry.[6]
The Tribunal
Announcing the tribunal on 17 July 2025, Corbyn said:
- “Just like Iraq, government ministers are doing everything they can to hide the truth. Just like Iraq, they will not succeed.
Bold initiative
This people’s inquiry—slated to convene in the UK on 4-5 September 2025—aims to examine Britain’s complicity in Israel’s war crimes in Gaza. Far from being an exercise in blame, it stands as a testament to public demand for legal clarity, transparency and justice. It is precisely the kind of bold initiative needed to illuminate wrongdoing, support victims, and create pressure for tangible change.
Itinerary
The Gaza Tribunal is examining Britain’s legal obligations and considering whether the government has met them. Its itinerary is as follows:
- Part 1: What has happened in Gaza? 10:00 | Thursday 4 September
- Part 2: What are Britain’s legal responsibilities? 12:00 | Thursday 4 September
- Part 3: What has Britain’s role been in Gaza? 14:00 | Thursday 4 September
- Part 3: What has Britain’s role been in Gaza? (cont.) 10:00 | Friday 5 September
- Part 4: Has Britain fulfilled its legal obligations? 14:00 | Friday 5 September
With sections dedicated to analysing the scale of violence in Gaza, the UK’s potential accountability under international law, and state involvement in factors such as arms sales and intelligence sharing, it provides a rare chance for civilian-led oversight. That members of the public, activists, and legal luminaries unite over an independent inquiry sends a powerful signal to policymakers: silence or delay is no longer acceptable.[8]
Experts/Witnesses
At the conclusion of the first day's hearing, with a 3-person panel (Dr Shahd Hammouri, Jeremy Corbyn MP and Professor Neve Gordon), Corbyn announced that well over 12,000 YouTubers had participated online, far more than could be accommodated in any London venue.
Day One
| The Gaza Tribunal - Day One |
17 experts/witnesses testified on Day One:
- Professor Nick Maynard, having worked as a surgeon in Gaza[9]
- Abubaker Abed, Palestinian journalist
- Dr Victoria Rose, having worked as a surgeon in Gaza
- Jeff Halper, co-founder of The One Democratic State Campaign
- Emily Tripp, Executive Director of Airwars
- Dr Natalie Roberts of Doctors without Borders
- Ben Jamal, of Palestine Support Committee
- Tareq Abu Azzoum, correspondent for Al Jazeera
- Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory
- Professor Ralph Wilde, Barrister at University College London
- Paula Gaviria Betancur of Colombia
- Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Water and Sanitation
- Katie Fallon, Advocacy Manager at CAAT
- Richard Burgon MP is going to introduce a Bill in Parliament this week calling for "Sanctions on Israel"
- John McEvoy, journalist for Declassified
- Charlotte Andrews, lawyer at Bindmans for Global Legal Action Network
- Nicos Trimikliniotis, barrister who leads the 'Bases Off Cyprus' campaign
Day Two
| The Gaza Tribunal - Day Two |
Twelve experts/witnesses testified on Friday 5 September 2025:
- Matt Kennard, journalist at Palestine Deepdive
- Forz Khan, lawyer for Henderson family
- Mark Smith, former civil servant in the Export Control Joint Unit of the Department for Business and Trade
- Fran Heathcote, General Secretary of the PCS Union
- Sara Husseini, Director British Palestine Committee
- Professor Eyal Weizman, Director Forensic Architecture
- Professor Richard Falk, former UN Special Rapporteur on the OPT[10]
- Rami Khayal, leader of the Palestine Youth Movement
- Guillaume Long, Advisor The Hague Group
- Professor Raz Segal, Academic, Editor of the Journal of Genocide Research
- Tayab Ali, lawyer with Bindmans, Director International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP)[11]
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:UK ignored obligation to prevent genocide, witnesses tell Gaza tribunal | Article | 5 September 2025 | Patrick Wintour | Britain is not just complicit in Israel’s breaches of humanitarian law in Gaza but a participant that has repeatedly ignored its legal obligation to prevent a genocide, witnesses have told the independent Gaza tribunal |
References
- ↑ "The Gaza Tribunal: Jeremy Corbyn launches inquiry into UK complicity with Israel’s genocide"
- ↑ "UK ignored obligation to prevent genocide, witnesses tell Gaza tribunal"
- ↑ "The Gaza Tribunal Report"
- ↑ "Recommendations from the TGT report"
- ↑ "Corbyn presents inquiry bill as UK spy planes continue flights over Gaza"
- ↑ "The Bill"
- ↑ "Jeremy Corbyn to host 'inquiry' into UK role in Gaza atrocities"
- ↑ "The Gaza Tribunal - Day One"
- ↑ "‘Most barbaric atrocities’: Palestinian journalist, British surgeon testify to Israel’s genocide in Gaza"
- ↑ "Gaza Tribunal calls for armed UN intervention to halt 'most lethal phase of genocide'"
- ↑ "The Gaza Tribunal - Day Two"
