British Foreign secretary David Lammy halts dozens of arms sales to Israel on Sept. 2
is headed to Manhattan to address the United Nations at the end of the month as pressure mounts at home and abroad to accept a cease-fire deal, a report says.
Israeli officials slammed Netanyahu’s stance as one that puts his goal to destroy Hamas over the safety of the hostages, triggering nationwide protests Sunday and Monday. “I think what happened over the weekend should serve as a reminder to everyone how evil Hamas is and how deadly, how lethal the situation is for all those hostages, and it should underscore for everybody … how important it is to get this deal in place and to get those hostages released,” Kirby said.
“It is with regret that I inform the House today the assessment I have received leaves me unable to conclude anything other than that for certain UK arms exports to Israel, there does exist a clear risk that they might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of international humanitarian law,” Lammy told lawmakers.Among the items listed for suspension are the components for military aircraft, including fighter jets, helicopters and drones, he said.
“Israel is pursuing a just war with just means, taking unprecedented measures to keep civilians out of harm’s way and comporting fully with international law,” he added.Israel’s military actions in Gaza has garnered renewed criticism after Hamas killed the six hostages, including American-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin, last week during the IDF’s advancement in Rafah.
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