UK will not block arms sales to Israel, says Foreign Minister David Cameron
Al Jazeera
British government is coming under growing pressure to halt weapons supplies to Israel as it continues its war on Gaza.
The United Kingdom will not halt arms sales to Israel by British companies after reviewing the latest legal advice on the matter, Foreign Minister David Cameron has said.
Six months into the Israeli assault on Gaza, triggered by the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government has come under heavy pressure to revoke licences that allow arms exports to Israel.
“The latest assessment leaves our position on export licences unchanged. This is consistent with the advice that I and other ministers have received,” Cameron said on Tuesday at a press conference with his US counterpart Antony Blinken in Washington, DC.
“And as ever, we will keep the position under review.”
Britain supplied 42 million pounds ($53m) of arms to Israel in 2022.
