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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Foreign Office Staff Told to Consider Resigning Over Gaza Disagreements
Caption: Foreign Office Staff Told to Consider Resigning Over Gaza Disagreements. More than 300 Foreign Office staff raised concerns about the UK’s possible complicity in Israel’s actions in Gaza, prompting a controversial response from senior officials. In a letter seen by the BBC, the staff questioned the UK’s arms sales to Israel and criticized what they called a "stark disregard for international law" in Gaza. The Foreign Office’s response, signed by senior officials Sir Oliver Robbins and Nick Dyer suggested that if staff profoundly disagreed with government policy, they should consider resigning. This message was met with outrage by some of the signatories, who expressed frustration over the diminishing space for open criticism. The staff’s letter, signed on May 16, is at least the fourth such communication from civil servants expressing concern over issues like civilian deaths in Gaza, aid restrictions, and Israeli settlement actions in the West Bank. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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