Published September 11,2024
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer rejected requires imposing additional restrictions on arms gross sales to Israel, saying that his nation is complying with worldwide legislation.
In a parliamentary session on Wednesday, Scottish National Party lawmaker Brendan O’Hara mentioned “dropping 2,000 pounds (907 kilograms) bombs on densely populated civilian areas is a crime and it is beyond dispute that Israel has used F-35 to do exactly that.”
“Yet the government has chosen to exempt F-35 components from the arms license suspension when all it had to do was say that Israel could not be the end user if UK-manufactured parts were included. The Prime Minister stood at that dispatch box and said, ‘We either comply with international law or we do not’. Why has he chosen not to?”
In response to O’Hara’s query, Starmer insisted that his authorities is “complying” with worldwide legislation.
“We’ve set out our reasoning, and I think all fair-minded members of the House would support the decision that we’ve taken. The most important thing now is that we get a cease-fire in place,” Starmer mentioned.
Starmer mentioned he’ll talk about the difficulty with U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday.
The premier mentioned his authorities will proceed attempting “to ensure that the remaining hostages can come out, aid that’s desperately needed can go in and can start a process to a two-state solution, which is the only way to lasting peace.”
On Sept. 2, the British authorities introduced that it was suspending 30 out of 350 arms export licenses to Israel after a assessment, warning there’s a clear danger that sure UK arms exports to Israel may be used to commit or facilitate a severe violation of worldwide humanitarian legislation.
The 30 licenses cowl elements for navy plane, helicopters, drones, and gadgets that facilitate floor concentrating on, excluding UK elements for the F-35 fighter jet program.
Source: www.anews.com.tr