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UK Opposition Parties Call For Justification Of Arms Sales

UK Armed Forces airdrop food supplies to civilians in Gaza

The UK's three major opposition parties, the Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, and Scottish National Party (SNP) have united in calling on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to justify the country's arms trading with Israel. This comes in the wake of an IDF military strike that resulted in the tragic deaths of seven aid workers on Monday.

SNP leader and Scottish First Minister, Humza Yousaf, personally wrote to Sunak demanding an immediate halt to arms sales to Israel from the United Kingdom. Yousaf criticized Sunak's inaction on the arms issue, pointing out that Israel has shown no regard for the International Court of Justice's ruling or the recent United Nations Security Council Resolution.

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