"Gaza war victims take legal action against BP over oil supply to Israel"

Palestinian victims of the war in Gaza are taking legal action against BP for running a pipeline that supplies much of Israel’s crude oil.

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Oil supplies are critical for Israel’s military operation, and it has been reported that oil from this pipeline is being sent to a refinery that produces jet fuel for military planes which are dropping munitions on Gaza.

... It asks that any case is heard in a British court as BP and the claimants are based in England.

The legal letter claims BP has violated the UN guiding principles on business and human rights, as well as the prohibition of complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity under customary international law and obligations under its own policies, which require BP to avoid contributing to human rights abuses.

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The lead claimants are people of Palestinian origin who have suffered vast losses as a result of the conflict ...

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BP did not respond to requests for comment.