After Declassified exposed an Israeli army delegation in London, the UK government confirms the officers were given diplomatic immunity from arrest for war crimes.

Israeli General Oded Basyuk and his delegation were given special diplomatic immunity to visit Britain last month, the UK government has confirmed. Basyuk is the head of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Operations Directorate, which is responsible for preparing the Israeli military for war.

The UK government has now revealed it “gave consent for special mission status for the visit to the UK on 21-22 January of Major General Oded Bassiuk… and delegation” to attend meetings with officials with the MoD, Foreign Office, and Cabinet Office.

The information was provided in response to a parliamentary question from Brian Leishman, the Labour MP for Alloa and Grangemouth.