Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - International Service: The comments came in an interview between a senior army doctor and a presenter from the British Army's own communications department, who reflected on the behavior of the Zionist regime in Gaza.
A member of the British Army, who asked not to be named, told Declassified: "The video accidentally contradicts the government's public position - that Israel is not systematically committing war crimes, so we can continue to arm and train their forces - because everyone in the intended audience knows that this is false."
He added: “The comments in the video reflect the common sentiments I have heard in the armed forces and for many personnel this is a recognition of a source of deep discomfort.”
Military cooperation between London and Tel Aviv has not been suspended. An Israeli colonel graduated from a British military academy last month, while the head of the Israeli air force was able to visit a Royal Air Force (RAF) base in Oxfordshire.
Exports of the F-35, Israel’s most advanced fighter jet, continue via third countries, according to ISNA, and hundreds of RAF surveillance flights over Gaza have been recorded since 2023.
Derek Tedder, a British Army communications executive, describes the Israeli military as paying less attention to parts of the Geneva Convention than the German army did in World War II.
The Geneva Conventions are a set of international treaties that govern how armies should behave in battle and set out protective measures for civilians, the wounded and prisoners of war.
In his introduction, Tedder said: “The Israelis have been accused of attacking hospitals, ambulances and other medical facilities. In Gaza, Israel is now killing people waiting in line for humanitarian aid. In World War II, even the Germans respected this part of the Geneva Convention. So if the British Army were ever called up to fight in a similar conflict, what would happen to our seriously wounded soldiers on the battlefield?”
“In fact, we have seen hundreds of medical facilities and ambulances specifically targeted,” said a colonel with a British army badge on the show.
A member of the armed forces who spoke to Declassified went on to explain the video: “Every military person knows what a war crime is and knows that they have witnessed it happening on a daily basis in Gaza for the past two years. Those in non-combat roles especially know that they are operating in a much more dangerous environment today than ever before, as the targeting of healthcare workers has become the norm; the ongoing brutal Israeli genocides that were illegally carried out (and still are) supported by the UK and other Western governments. By condemning one side and granting immunity to the other for the same crimes, we have effectively destroyed the system of international humanitarian law that emerged from the horrors of World War II.
All of Gaza’s hospitals have been damaged or destroyed by the Israeli military, which accuses Hamas of using medical facilities as headquarters, despite providing little or no evidence.