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UK will not block arms sales to Israel, says Foreign Minister David Cameron

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron (left) and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hold a joint press conference [Michael A McCoy/Reuters]

The United Kingdom will not halt arms sales to Israel by British companies after reviewing the latest legal advice on the matter, Foreign Minister David Cameron has said.

Six months into the Israeli assault on Gaza, triggered by the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government has come under heavy pressure to revoke licences that allow arms exports to Israel.

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