The chair of the parliamentary select committee on British arms exports, requested details of any military exports that may have been used by the Israeli army during its most recent offensive in Gaza, reports The Guardian.
Sir John Stanley, in a letter to the Foreign Secretary, called on Philip Hammond, to release information on “controlled good, including components, technologies and software, that have received the British government approval for export to Israel which the government has reason to believe may have been used by the Israelis in the course of Operation Protective Edge either from within Israel or in Gaza itself.”
The request comes as the deputy Prime Minister called for the suspension of arms exports to Israel.
FCO minister resigns over UK policy in Gaza, deputy PM calls for suspension of arms exports to Israel (05 August 2014)
End of ceasefire looms with no extension agreement
Egyptian mediators over the last day and a half have been trying to broker an agreement between Palestinians and Israelis. With 12 hours left of the ceasefire no agreement to extend the ceasefire has been reached.
According to Haaretz, the primary condition for Israel to continue the ceasefire is the disarmament of Palestinian factions and Hamas. The Palestinian envoys have demanded the blockade on Gaza to be lifted with the establishment of a seaport, airport and open border crossings
Sir John Stanley, in a letter to the Foreign Secretary, called on Philip Hammond, to release information on “controlled good, including components, technologies and software, that have received the British government approval for export to Israel which the government has reason to believe may have been used by the Israelis in the course of Operation Protective Edge either from within Israel or in Gaza itself.”
The request comes as the deputy Prime Minister called for the suspension of arms exports to Israel.
FCO minister resigns over UK policy in Gaza, deputy PM calls for suspension of arms exports to Israel (05 August 2014)
End of ceasefire looms with no extension agreement
Egyptian mediators over the last day and a half have been trying to broker an agreement between Palestinians and Israelis. With 12 hours left of the ceasefire no agreement to extend the ceasefire has been reached.
According to Haaretz, the primary condition for Israel to continue the ceasefire is the disarmament of Palestinian factions and Hamas. The Palestinian envoys have demanded the blockade on Gaza to be lifted with the establishment of a seaport, airport and open border crossings