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Foreign Secretary says U.K. reviews arms exports under international humanitarian law, urges pause and political pathway for Palestinians
Summary
At a U.N. press event, the Foreign Secretary said the U.K. reviews arms export decisions under international humanitarian law, referred to the need for a pause to secure hostage releases, and called for a new Palestinian authority and steps toward a two-state solution; a reporter asked whether U.K. exports risk making Britain complicit under ICJ provisions.
During a U.N. press session, Sherry Fitchitson of Anadolu asked whether the United Kingdom planned to suspend arms exports to Israel after granting 114 standard export licences in 2022 and whether, given recent ICJ developments, the U.K. feared it might be complicit in alleged war crimes because of its assistance.
The Foreign Secretary replied that the U.K. has "one of the strictest" arms-export systems in the world and that export decisions are made in…
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