Article 6NEHC More than 100 arms export licences to Israel issued by UK since 7 October

More than 100 arms export licences to Israel issued by UK since 7 October

by
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
from World news | The Guardian on (#6NEHC)

Ministers have rejected calls to suspend arms exports to Israel despite objections from campaign groups

More than 100 arms export licences to Israel have been issued by the UK government between the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October and 31 May, according to government figures.

Thirty-seven of the 108 licences were described as military and 63 as non-military, but this might include telecommunications equipment for use by the Israel Defense Forces. A further eight open licences were granted.

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