U.K. Suspends Some Arms Shipments to Israel, Saying Jewish State Could Use Them To Violate International Law

The country is suspending less than 10 percent of its total arms export licenses, according to the Foreign Secretary.

AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg
Britain's Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, left, and French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné, right, are welcomed by Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel Katz, at their meeting at Jerusalem, August 16, 2024. AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg

The United Kingdom will suspend more than two dozen arms export licenses to the state of Israel for fear that the arms could be used in “serious violation” of international law, the foreign secretary says.

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