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Calls for arms embargo on Israel; Erez crossing opening

Calls for arms embargo on Israel; Erez crossing with Gaza opening
MENA
29 min read
The UK is facing pressure to stop its arms exports to Israel following the deaths of seven aid workers form World Central Kitchen in Gaza.

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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing growing political pressure to stop selling weapons to Israel after seven aid workers from World Central Kitchen were killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza.

Three former Supreme Court justices have joined more than 600 members of the British legal profession in calling for the government to halt arms sales to Israel, saying it could make Britain complicit in genocide in Gaza.

Their call was also backed by two of the country's leading intelligence experts, who argued that Britain needed to use any leverage it could to persuade Israel and its biggest backer, the United States, to change course in the conflict.

(Reuters)