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London feared Israel arms ban would ‘undermine US confidence’ in UK, NATO: Report

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The UK's newly elected Labour government continued to export F-35 components to Israel, despite suspending other weapons licenses, because of concerns that halting their delivery would “undermine US confidence in London and NATO”, the UK's high court has heard.
Europe

Britain threatened with court-ordered ban on weapons exports to Israel

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Two groups challenging the British government over its continued export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel say they will ask a judge to order a halt to all UK arms exports if the policy is not reversed.
Middle East

Over half of Britons believe Israel committing war crimes in Gaza: Poll

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More than half of Britons across the political spectrum believe that the actions of the Israeli military during the onslaught against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip constitute war crimes, a recent opinion poll has revealed.
Europe

Dozens of Muslim Labour councillors demand complete weapons embargo on Israel

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More than 100 Muslim Labour councillors have written to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer demanding an "immediate and complete suspension of arms sales to Israel".
Europe

UK says exploring sanctions against two Israeli ministers

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Britain is considering sanctioning Israel's finance minister Bezalel Smotrich and national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over comments they made about civilians in the Gaza Strip and West Bank settlers, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stated.
Middle East

UK sanctions seven groups supporting West Bank settlers

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The UK Foreign Office has imposed sanctions against seven organisations that support illegal Israeli settlers in the West Bank, but held back from penalising two extremist members of the Israeli government as the former foreign secretary David Cameron had been planning.
Europe

Israel attacks on Lebanon health facilities “deeply disturbing”: UK

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British Foreign Secretary David Lammy has called reports of Israeli strikes on health facilities and support personnel in Lebanon “deeply disturbing” in a post on X.
Europe

British officials warned of criminal liability over export of F-35 parts to Israel amid Gaza war

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Top UK officials have been warned they could face criminal liability if they continue to export British-made components for F-35 fighter jets that might end up in Israel while the regime is engaged in a full-fledged war against Gaza.
Europe

UK MPs say London has ‘no legal justification’ to continue licensing parts for Israeli F-35s

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The UK government is justifying the continued sale of F-35 fighter jet parts which could end up in Israel through a legal provision that “has never been formally relied on” and one which likely requires parliamentary oversight, 37 British MPs have stressed.
Europe

UK suspends dozens of arms exports to Israel over Gaza war crimes concerns

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The United Kingdom has suspended 30 weapons export licences to Israel following a review under the new Labour government which found that British-made weapons may have been used in violation of international humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Activists says UK PM avoided mention of political prisoners in meeting with Bahrain premier

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has failed to bring up Bahrain’s human rights crisis during a meeting with his counterpart from the Persian Gulf kingdom on Tuesday, a London-based advocacy group has announced.
Europe

UK trained Ukrainian troops ahead of Kursk attack: Report

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Ukrainian soldiers involved in the incursion by Kiev’s forces into Russia’s Kursk Region, were trained by British military specialists in the weeks before the surprise attack, The Times daily has reported.
Europe

UK arms exporters warned of criminal liability over weapons sales to Israel

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Campaigners have written to the directors of 20 British arms companies, warning them of potential criminal liability for failing to prevent war crimes if they continue weapons sales to Israel.
Europe

UK approved over 100 military export licences to Israel since Gaza war

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More than 100 UK export licences for the sale of weapons, military equipment and other controlled items to Israel have been approved since October 2023, new data has disclosed.
Europe

Report: Pro-Israel groups fund one-third of UK Conservative MPs

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A third of elected politicians in Britain’s ruling Conservative Party have received funding from pro-Israel lobby groups, according to a report.
Europe

UK says does not want ‘direct conflict with Russia’

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The West has no appetite for a direct military confrontation with Russia over Ukraine, British Defenсe Secretary Grant Shapps has stated. He also suggested that Berlin is unwilling to provide its long-range missiles to Kiev for fear that they would be used to hit Russian targets in Crimea.
Europe

UK says Ukraine can use British weapons to strike Crimea

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Ukraine can use any arms supplied by the UK to launch strikes on the Crimean Peninsula, British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has stated. London considers the region, which joined Russia in 2014 following a referendum, to be an “integral part of Ukraine”, he added.
Europe

Students stage pro-Palestine protests at five more UK universities

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Students at five UK universities have become the latest demonstrators to stage protest rallies to pressure their institutions into divesting funds from and ending partnerships with Israel.
Europe

Pro-Palestine students set up encampments at UK universities

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Pro-Palestine students at campuses across the United Kingdom have set up encampments demanding that their academic institutions divest from companies involved in the weapons trade with Israel amid the war in the Gaza Strip.
Europe

UK expresses hope there would be no “retaliatory response” to Iran’s attack against Israel

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Israel has every right to retaliate after the Iranian drone and missile attacks over the weekend but would be better served by refraining from an escalation, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has stated.
Europe

UK says will not suspend weapons exports to Israel

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UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has confirmed London will not suspend arms exports to Israel after the killing of seven aid workers in an airstrike on Gaza last week, as he insisted the UK would continue to act within international law.
Europe

UK says its forces won’t ‘fight side by side’ with Ukrainians against Russia

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London has no plans to send troops to fight Russia alongside Ukrainian soldiers, a UK government spokesman has stated.
Europe

Britain pressures Germany on long-range missile for Ukraine

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Western nations should enhance their military support to Ukraine and “invest” more in NATO, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron told Germany’s Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily in an interview. London is ready to work with Berlin on “solving the issues” preventing Germany from providing Kiev with its long-range Taurus missiles, he added.
Europe

Russia claims UK ‘directly involved’ in Ukraine conflict

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Britain’s direct military involvement in Ukraine was never a secret, but one of the country’s media outlets has now admitted it outright, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, has stated.
Europe

Yemen’s Red Sea operations strike heavy blow to UK retailers: Report

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UK retailers and exporters have been dealt a heavy blow by Yemen’s strikes in support of Gaza, which is enduring a genocidal war by Israel, according to a report.
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