British authorities have rubbished claims that anti-Israel activists in this country could seek the arrest of IDF commandos who were involved in the Gaza flotilla incident five years ago.

London-based lawyer Rodney Dixon QC said he had lodged a complaint with the Metropolitan Police's counter-terrorism unit on behalf of campaigners who were travelling on the Mavi Marmara ship when it was intercepted by Israeli naval forces in May 2010.

Nine activists were killed in clashes when the ship was the boarded.

Mr Dixon claimed some of the commandos had visited the UK in the past. There was "sufficient evidence" to arrest them, he said.

His claims led to media speculation over the potential for war-crime charges to be brought under controversial universal jurisdiction legislation.

But a Metropolitan Police spokesman said on Tuesday that there was no record of Mr Dixon's complaint and said any suggestion Scotland Yard would investigate the case was "spurious".

The Home Office also said it had "no record" of the complaint and border forces had not been made aware of any issue relating to the Israelis.