Pro-Palestinian protesters enter British ministry
STORY: The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has criticised the UK for not suspending arms transfers to Israel "despite the clear risk that UK-licensed equipment might be used to carry out or facilitate serious violations of international humanitarian law (IHL)," it states on it's website.
The UK's Secretary of Defence, Grant Shapps, has said last November that UK “defence exports to Israel are relatively small—just £42 million last year”.
In relation to the current Israel-Hamas conflict, CAAT has highlighted UK industry contributions to F-35 combat aircraft, which CAAT says are “currently being used in the bombardment of Gaza.”
CAAT, alongside the NGO Saferword, are among groups calling for the revocation of all licences for arms exports to Israel.
