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58 Parliamentarians extremely concerned by apparent move towards “unblocking” arms licences to Israel

In the letter, led by Steve Witherden MP, Parliamentarians told Secretary of State Business and Trade Peter Kyle, they were “extremely concerned” by the Government’s apparent move towards “unblocking” the arms licenses to Israel it suspended in September 2024 and the transfer of new F-35s from a British air base. On 12th January 2026 in

Statement

Joint Civil Society Statement on UK Arms Licences to Israel

We, as civil society organisations campaigning to hold the government accountable to international law and UK rules on arms exports, are appalled by the Government’s movement towards unblocking arms licenses to Israel. The Government’s position was already untenable, temporarily suspending approximately 30 of 350 arms licenses to Israel, amounting to only

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