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UK Govt faces legal pressure to end arms sale to Israel

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 5 Apr 2024, 10:13am
People inspect the site where World Central Kitchen workers were killed in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Photo / AP
People inspect the site where World Central Kitchen workers were killed in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Photo / AP

UK Govt faces legal pressure to end arms sale to Israel

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 5 Apr 2024, 10:13am

The deaths of UK aid workers from an Israeli air strike has reignited debate in the UK over the level of support, military aid, and weapons they’re providing Israel.  

Over 600 legal experts, including three former Supreme Court Justices, have come forward in an open letter calling on the Government to end the sale of weapons to Israel. 

They say that the UK are risking breaching international law over a “plausible risk of genocide in Gaza”. 

UK Correspondent Vincent McAviney told Mike Hosking that the Conservative Party is currently have strong arguments over the letter, but Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is so far unwilling to heed the call. 

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