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MP Zarah Sultana to present bill for UK-Israel arms sale ban

UK MP Zarah Sultana pushes for Israel arms sales suspension over Gaza war
World
2 min read
11 December, 2023
The bill would launch an inquiry into the use of British-made arms sold to 'Israel and any state that might use them for war crimes'.
Labour MP Sultana has been outspoken in her criticism of the UK for its backing of Israel's war on Gaza [Kristian Buus/In Pictures via Getty]

British lawmaker Zarah Sultana will on Monday present to parliament a bill to suspend UK arms sales to "Israel and any state that might use them for war crimes", as the death toll for the Israeli onslaught on Gaza soars.

The bill would launch an inquiry into the use of British-made arms supplied to foreign states, suspending sales where they could be used in violation of international law, according to a statement from the Labour MP for Coventry South's office released Monday.

"The British government is deeply complicit in the atrocities being inflicted on the Palestinian people: From refusing to vote for a ceasefire at the UN Security Council, to continuing to sell arms to the Israeli military. This is a moral travesty, which my bill would help to end," the statement quoted Sultana as saying.