From the Editorial Staff

The newspaper La Jornada
Tuesday, August 6, 2024, p. 23

Britain began suspending licences for arms shipments to Israel yesterday as ministers review their policies, a source familiar with the matter said. The Jewish Chronicle.

A spokesman for the UK Department of Business and Trade said: It is vital that we comply with our national and international legal obligations when it comes to arms exports..

Although Foreign Secretary David Lammy has not given a final decision on whether to halt arms sales to Israel, civil servants have already stopped issuing permits.

The paper reported that Britain had licensed more than $767.6 million worth of weapons to Tel Aviv, according to government export data obtained by the lobby group Campaign Against Arms Trade.

Between October 7 and the end of May this year, more than 100 arms export licences were granted to Israel, according to government figures, the London-based newspaper reported.