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UK: PM says Israel arms suspension does not signify policy change
4 September 2024 15:36 BST
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that the government's partial ban on weapons exports to Israel does not signify a shift in support for Tel Aviv.
On Monday, Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced a ban covering 30 of 350 arms exports licences.
Starmer told lawmakers during the weekly Prime Minister's Questions session in Parliament that the move was "a legal decision, not a policy decision," adding that "we will of course stand by Israel's right to defend itself".