Published 26 days ago

Civil servants request to stop work over arms sales to Israel

Seven aid workers, including Britons, were killed in Gaza, prompting calls to suspend arms sales to Israel.
The charity involved in the attack has requested an independent investigation and preservation of relevant documents.
The UK government is urged to publish legal advice on arming Israel amidst concerns of complicity in war crimes.

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The Guardian

Should the UK stop arming Israel? – podcast

The killing of six international aid workers and their Palestinian driver this week has brought new scrutiny of Israel’s conduct in its war in Gaza. Peter Beaumont and Patrick Wintour examine the growing backlashThey had told the Israelis they were there. Travelling along a coastal road in Gaza, six aid workers – from the UK, Poland, Australia and Canada – and their Palestinian driver. They had just unloaded more than 100 tonnes of humanitarian …

26 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Civil servants threaten action over UK arms sales to Israel

Civil servants in the Department of Business and Trade involved with arms exports have raised concern over their degree of liability in arms sales.

26 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Express

Civil servants threaten to stop working if UK sells arms to Israel

Civil servants overseeing arms exports to Israel are threatening to strike over fears they could be complicit in war crimes in Gaza.

26 days ago·United Kingdom

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KRDO

UK government under growing pressure to stop selling arms to Israel

By Luke McGee, CNN London (CNN) — Pressure is mounting on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to suspend the sale of arms to Israel following the deadly attack on a convoy of aid workers in Gaza. Calls for Sunak to stop supplying Israel with weapons grew after an Israeli airstrike on Monday killed seven members of staff from World Central Kitchen, three of whom were British citizens. The government is still waiting for legal advice from its lawye…

26 days ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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