UK defends partial Israel arm sales ban
The UK has defended its decision to suspend some arms sales to Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the decision "shameful", saying on social media that it "will only embolden Hamas". But Husam Zomlot, the Palestinians' top envoy to the UK, called the partial ban an “important first step” to the UK’s fulfilment of its “legal obligations under domestic and international law”. On Monday, the UK suspended around 30 out of 350 weapons export licences to Israel./ But UK Defence Secretary John Healey insisted the UK ...
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