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Newly declassified UK Foreign Office documents, made public since 2024, reveal that British officials have recorded warnings about Israeli violence and human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories for at least 24 years, dating back to 2002. The files add to scrutiny of Western governments' knowledge of and response to alleged Israeli conduct in the occupied territories. The disclosure comes amid broader international debate over accountability for Israeli actions in Gaza and the West Bank, with critics arguing that long-standing awareness among allied governments did little to change policy or curb abuses over the following decades.