Why a majority of Britons want the U.K. to halt arms exports to Israel

Members of the public join a walking vigil through the streets of Falmouth, England, for British aid worker James Henderson, organized by Palestine Solidarity Cornwall, April 3. Three British men working for World Central Kitchen were killed along with four colleagues when their clearly marked vehicles were targeted by Israeli military strikes. (Hugh Hastings/Getty Images)

LONDON and BRIGHTON, England — With more than 33,000 Palestinians killed so far in Israel's military operation in Gaza, according to Gaza's health ministry, the deaths of three British aid workers there this week may be what ultimately changes the course of the United Kingdom's foreign policy.

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing growing calls to halt his country's weapons exports to Israel, over concerns that Israel may be using British-made weapons in military actions that violate international law and that may have killed British citizens.