What does the UK’s partial stop on arms exports to Israel really mean?
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2024 9:25 pm
What does the UK’s partial stop on arms exports to Israel really mean?
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The British government has suspended some arms export licences to Israel, saying the weapons could be used to commit violations of international humanitarian law.
But the move, which comes amid lingering international criticism of Israel’s killing of more than 40,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, does not go far enough as it exempts crucial F-35 fighter jet parts, according to rights organisations and experts.
Read more here:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/3 ... eally-mean
The British government has suspended some arms export licences to Israel, saying the weapons could be used to commit violations of international humanitarian law.
But the move, which comes amid lingering international criticism of Israel’s killing of more than 40,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, does not go far enough as it exempts crucial F-35 fighter jet parts, according to rights organisations and experts.