UK suspends some arms export licenses to Israel
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British Foreign Minister David Lammy said Monday the country would immediately suspend some arms export licenses to Israel over fears they could be used in a way that would breach international law.
Lammy said 30 of around 350 U.K. licenses to export arms to Israel will be suspended.
“This is not a blanket ban. This is not an arms embargo,” Lammy said as he addressed lawmakers in the House of Commons.
Lammy said a review had found that there was a “clear risk” that some export licenses “might be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of international humanitarian law.”
The suspended export licenses only involved those that could be used in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza, Lammy said.
