Palestine rights group seeks prosecution of UK citizens who fought for Israel

A human rights group has launched an attempt to mount a private prosecution alleging British citizens unlawfully went to fight for Israel.

An application to a magistrates court for a summons against a named individual was lodged on Monday.

The highly unusual prosecution is being brought by the International Centre for Justice for Palestinians (ICJP). The human rights group intends to argue in court that named Britons joined a foreign army at war with a state, Palestine, which the UK was not fighting.

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