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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Edna Mohamed

Will the UK’s new Labour government halt arms sales to Israel?

The UK's Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrives to attend a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain [Mina Kim/Reuters]

As the United States clears the way for the sale of $20bn of weapons to Israel, pressure on the United Kingdom to cease such arms sales has stepped up amid reports that some sales could be restricted in the coming months.

Between October 7, when Israel’s war on Gaza began, and the end of May, the UK granted more than 100 export licences for the sale of weapons and military equipment to Israel, official figures show. The value of these deals has not been revealed.

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