KEIR Starmer must apologise for “having condoned the Israeli government’s war crimes in Gaza”, the SNP have said.
It comes after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence secretary Yoav Gallant.
The SNP’s Westminster leader Stephen Flynn said Starmer must confirm the UK will “do its bit to enforce the warrant”.
Flynn said: "Keir Starmer must confirm that the UK Government will comply with the International Criminal Court – and do its bit to enforce the arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.
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"The Prime Minister must also apologise for having previously condoned the Israeli government's war crimes in Gaza – and now commit to ending all UK arms sales with immediate effect."
The Labour Government previously faced criticism for suspending just 30 out of 350 arms export licenses to Israel.
Flynn added that there is "no question that the action of Hamas on October 7 constitute an appalling war crime" but that this in no way "gives the Israeli government the green light to carry out its own war crimes against innocent Palestinian civilians".
More than 40,000 people have been killed in Israel's bombardment of Gaza with dozens reportedly killed in overnight air strikes on Wednesday.
Elsewhere, former first minister Humza Yousaf offered his reaction, calling on the Prime Minister to make an "urgent statement" confirming the UK would apply with its international obligations.
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"They must end all arm sales to Israel immediately and impose sanctions," Yousaf said.
"It is time those responsible for war crimes are held accountable."
The UK is one of 124 countries to have signed up as a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
In 2001, the previous UK Labour government passed the International Criminal Court Act into domestic UK law.
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This means that should Netanyahu set foot on UK soil, the Labour Government is legally obliged to arrest him.
John Swinney also offered his reaction to the news, saying: "I want to make sure that those issues are properly and fully taken forward and they should be complied with."
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