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Israel/OPT: Suppliers have to rethink selling arms to Israel in wake of ICC arrest warrants, experts say
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UK government ministers warned of criminal liability over export of parts for F-35 warplanes used in Gaza in letter by NGOs
The Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) and the Palestinian human rights group, Al-Haq wrote to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and government ministers Foreign Secretary David Lammy, the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Jonathan Reynolds and Defence Secretary, John Healey putting them on notice of their potential criminal liability for atrocity crimes currently being carried out in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (“oPt”) by Israel.
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Government exempts F-35 from export licence suspension - on same day evidence emerges Israel used it in an attack on Gaza 'safe zone'
The Foreign Secretary David Lammy today made a statement to Parliament on the results of a review of arms export licences to Israel, announcing the suspension of 30 export licences for use by the Israeli military that could be used in Gaza. However, he stated that the ‘Open General’ licence relating to the F-35 combat aircraft, 15% of which is produced in the UK, and for which Israel is one of the recipient countries, would be exempted.
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UK under growing pressure to halt arms exports to Israel
The UK government comes under increased pressure to end arms sales to Israel as more than 600 jurists warn that the UK risks breaking international law over a “plausible risk of genocide” in Gaza if it does not stop its weapons exports to Israel.
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