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UK Expands Israel Arms Embargo
The move expands a partial 2024 restriction and excludes most F-35 parts, officials said, as Britain tightens rules on exports linked to Gaza.
- Britain suspended or rejected more than 80 export licenses for goods potentially usable by the Israel Defence Forces in Gaza, nearly three times the amount affected when initial restrictions began in September 2024.
- Middle East Minister Stephen Doughty announced September 8 decisions created a "double lock" on arms exports, requiring assessment under both international humanitarian law violations and the unlawfulness of the occupation.
- Official figures show 29 licenses were initially suspended in September 2024, with six later amended as information emerged; more than 50 subsequent applications have been refused in recent months.
- Doughty stressed he personally reviewed every license to prevent weaponry use in Gaza, while F-35 components remain exempt on national security grounds despite broader restrictions.
- The government plans to impose future sanctions on Israeli settlement goods within six to nine months, though Israel responded to the restrictions by expelling British diplomats and closing the UK Consulate in Jerusalem.
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The UK has frozen more than 80 Israeli licences deemed potentially linked to use in military operations in the Gaza Strip.
UK nearly triples blocked arms export licences to Israel as policy tightens over Gaza
More than 50 additional applications have been refused since Britain suspended about 30 licences in 2024; F-35 supply-chain parts remain largely exempt on national-security grounds
·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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