UK reportedly suspends arms export licence applications for Israel ‘pending review’
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6PRVR)
Government department denies policy change, saying applications will be considered on case by case basis'
British civil servants appear to have suspended the processing of arms export licences for sales to Israel pending the completion of a wider government review into the issue.
Exporters seeking arms sales licences are reportedly receiving messages from the Department for Business and Trade saying that applications are suspended pending the review.
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