The government is facing a fresh call to suspend everyone Export arms to Israel Risk as an MP warns that British-made weapons are being used to “ethnically purify” Palestinians,
Labor MP Steve Vidran described Gaza As “already a slaughterhouse” during a parliamentary debate, the ministers motivate the ministers to underline the specific situations that will trigger a stop for further exports.
Mr. Vidyarden also highlighted the lack of transparency around the correct limit Britain’s military exports to IsraelEspecially about the supply of components for the F-35 fighter jet program.
In response, Trade Minister Douglas Alexander clarified that the UK government does not directly sell F -35 components to Israeli officials, and that the export license bans direct shipments to Israel for use within the country.
He said the UK’s Spare F -35 parts exports have been integrated into a global supply network, where exporters have limited monitoring of final end -users.
In September last year, Foreign Secretary David Lami announced suspension of about 30 arms sales licenses to Israel, as a “clear risk” exists that they could be used to dissolve the international human law.
The government said that exports to the Global F -35 program would be excluded from the decision of suspension, except that to avoid the “bias of the entire plan”.
Al-Haq, a Palestinian Human Rights Organization, which has taken legal action against the department for trade and trade on its decisions, stated that “carving-out” “gives an important risk of facilitating the crime”.
Mr. Widarden, leading a stay debate on arms and military cargo export control and Israel, told Commons, “The recent condemnation of Israel’s action of the Foreign Secretary was welcomed as ‘demonic’, but my very much was incomplete for the government for the convenience of such tasks.
“We cannot have these two ways. We cannot condemn the atrocities with fuel to the simultaneous machinery.
Mr. Widarden raised several issues, asking the government to explain how it defines “defensive” weapons and makes an F -35 component compatible with this definition.
He said: “It is the situation of the government that the need to continue the supply of F -35 components reduces the risk of massacre and if yes, is there any situation that the UK will stop the supply?
“The government has claimed that there are red lines that will trigger a stop for export, but Gaza is already a slaughterhouse.
“Children are weak or die of hunger.
“So I finally ask the minister where our red line is? I tell this government to suspend all weapons exports to ensure that any British-manufactured weapon in Israeli’s cruel plans is used to clean the Palestinian population, hungry and ethnically.
“The credibility of this house depends not only on what we condemn, but we will remember and remember history that we have enabled a lot.”
Mr. Alexander began on 7 October 2023 condemning the “Act of Burbness” in Israel, killing about 1,200 people, before he warned that Israel’s operations “uncertain”, “inequality”, and “there were protests for any permanent peace disposal”.
The minister reiterated that the UK government suspended arms export license for the item to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in September last year, which could be used in military operations in Gaza.
He said: “This remedy is still and I want to reiterate that based on our current assessment of the possible violations of the International Human Law, we are not directly giving licenses to military equipment provided to the IDF that can be used for military campaigns in Gaza.
“It is true to accept that our export licenses given in relation to Israel have been covered by only a compared to the items that can be used in Gaza.
“There are relatively small numbers of licenses for IDF, which we are related to equipment that we will not use in the current struggle – for example – in some parts of air defense systems that defend Israel from acts such as major air attacks from Iran in April 2024.
“We also think that it is right for us to continue the military grade body armor used by non-governmental organizations and journalists and continue to provide parts to the supply chain, which are eventually exported out of Israel to support the defense of our NATO allies.”
Mr. Alexander also said: “Reducing the F -35 program at this turn, in the view of the government, will disrupt international peace and security, drama preventive and European defense as a whole.
“With respect to components for F -35 aircraft, our exporters offer a global spurs pool and general production line for new aircraft, where their exports specific to their exports have no vision and no control.
“Apparently, it is not possible to suspend the license of F -35 components for use by an F -35 nation without preventing supply to the entire global F -35 program. So it was necessary to exclude F -35 components from the scope of suspension by the government by the government.
“But I should be very clear, the UK government is not selling F -35 components directly to Israeli officials and the license that allows the export of F -35 components, especially in September to clarify that direct shipments for Israel are not allowed for use in Israel.”
