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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Foreign Office official quits over UK refusal to ban arms exports to Israel

Activists in front of the British consulate in East Jerusalem with large banner reading 'Stop arming genocide'
Activists gather in front of the British consulate in East Jerusalem on Friday to protest against the UK’s continued sale of arms to Israel. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

A Foreign Office official has resigned over the UK’s refusal to ban arms exports to Israel because of alleged breaches of international law.

Mark Smith, a counter-terrorism official based at the British embassy in Dublin, said he had resigned after making numerous internal complaints, including through an official whistleblowing mechanism, but receiving nothing but pro-forma responses.

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