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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

UK ‘morally incoherent’ for sending arms to Israel and aid to Gaza, says Oxfam chief

Israeli tanks form a circle on a sandy, dusty road, near to some trees. One tank in the foreground has an Israeli flag
The Israeli army mobilises tanks, armoured personnel carriers, trucks, and military jeeps near Rafah in May. Photograph: Saeed Qaq/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

Supplying arms to Israel while simultaneously providing humanitarian aid to Gaza is “intellectually and morally incoherent”, the head of Oxfam GB has said.

According to Gaza’s health ministry, more than 37,000 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed in the Israeli military offensive on Gaza since the 7 October attacks by Hamas. Israel and Hamas have both been accused of breaking international law.

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