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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

Australia to review all 66 military export permits to Israel approved before Gaza conflict

Israel Air Force fighters, including an F-35, in a flypast in 2021. Australia is part of the global supply chain for the F-35, a plane that Israel has used in operations in Gaza.
Israel Air Force fighters, including an F-35, in a flypast in 2021. Australia is part of the global supply chain for the F-35, a plane that Israel has used in operations in Gaza. Photograph: Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

Australia is carrying out a review of all 66 defence-related export permits for Israel that were approved prior to the Gaza conflict.

Guardian Australia understands the review is being done in a similar manner to the UK government’s recent reassessment of arms licences to Israel, with the outcome to be announced “in coming months”.

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