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Direct action was taken at arms factories in the United Kingdom that supplied arms to Israel. For instance, on 10 November 2023, trade unionists in Rochester , Kent, blocked the entrances to a BAE Systems factory, stating the facility manufactured military aircraft components used to bomb Gaza; [ 42 ] and on 16 November, Palestine Action ...
The UK on Monday announced it would suspend the export of some arms to Israel. UK officials said there's a risk the weapons could lead to "serious violation" of humanitarian law.
Rights groups have long opposed British arms exports to Israel. The Campaign Against Arms Trade nonprofit group says British industry, namely BAE Systems, provides some 15% of the components in ...
In 2017 Israel was the second-biggest buyer of UK arms which was appointed on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) human rights priority list. Also, Bahrain paid £30.7m for UK arms, Egypt bought £6.5m of arms, Pakistan purchased £11.2m and £11.8m was paid by China.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the British government made a "shameful decision" when it suspended some arms export licences to Israel. Britain's foreign minister ...
However, it has not fully committed to suspending arms sales to Israel. [15] When asked by a Green Party lawmaker if he would take action to stop all UK arms exports to Israel, the country's foreign secretary David Lammy, replied in the negative, saying Israel needed to be able to acquire defensive weapons. [16]
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will immediately suspend 30 of its 350 arms export licences with Israel because there was a risk such equipment might be used to commit serious violations of ...
The UK Government’s suspension of around 30 arms export licences to Israel “does not go far enough” and is “little more than window dressing”, charities have said.