Metropolitan Police investigation into alleged Israel war crimes is a ‘waste of resources’

The former Justice Minister, Lord Wolfson, has decried a Metropolitan Police investigation into alleged Israeli war crimes as a “monumental waste of resources, according to The Times.

The UK-based International Centre of Justice for Palestinians held a meeting with Scotland Yard last week and handed in a 70-page dossier.

It contains what it said it was “evidence” of crimes that included attacks on civilians, civilian property and infrastructure such as hospitals. It also made allegations against so far unnamed British politicians and individuals, as well as Israeli ministers.

The Times reported that the Met’s war crimes unit has received 92 referrals about the Israel-Gaza conflict, including 19 regarding Hamas.