The UK government officially admitted that it threatened ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan in an attempt to dissuade him from continuing investigations into crimes perpetrated by Israel in the Gaza Strip.
The admission came following a request from a research unit at the University of Westminster, months after the British Foreign Office had denied commenting on the matter.
Documents revealed that former British Foreign Secretary David Cameron was the only person to make the call to the prosecutor on April 23, 2024, threatening to withdraw UK funding from the court if it continued investigations targeting senior Israeli officials over alleged war crimes in Gaza.
This acknowledgment comes after Middle East Eye revealed the call in June 2024, yet the British Foreign Office did not officially confirm its authenticity until January 2026.
