A group of mostly independent Muslim MPs have called on the UK to honour its obligations as a signatory of the Genocide Convention by militarily intervening in Gaza to save Palestinians from Israel’s genocide.

Adnan Hussain MP for Blackburn led the call in an official parliamentary letter sent to the foreign secretary Yvette Cooper on September 16 under the subject: “Demand for UK to urgently pursue UN-led military intervention to stop genocide in Gaza.”

The letter lays out a moral and legal argument for the action and comes following a UN investigation which found that Israel has committed acts of genocide in Gaza since October 2023.

It read: “I write to you with urgency and with grave concern following today’s announcement from the United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which concluded unequivocally that acts of genocide are being committed by Israel in Gaza.

“This conclusion, grounded in international law and forensic evidence, finds that senior Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Netanyahu, have incited, directed, or facilitated genocidal acts.

“The UK is a founding signatory of the Genocide Convention and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. These positions are not ceremonial. They come with binding legal and moral obligations. Your government must now act.”…