Majority of voters in UK back banning arms sales to Israel, poll finds

Pro-Palestinian protesters in London in February. The loss of public support in the UK will alarm Israel. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

A majority of voters in Britain back a ban on arms sales to Israel, according to a YouGov poll.

One of the first up-to-date assessments of whether Israel is losing public support in key allied states, the research also suggests most people believe the Israeli government is violating human rights in Gaza.