UK suspends 30 arms export licences to Israel – but it won’t change much in the war in Gaza

By Julie M. Norman, Senior Associate Fellow on the Middle East at RUSI; Associate Professor in Politics & International Relations, Deputy Director of the Centre on US Politics, UCL

The UK has suspended 30 arms export licences to Israel from a total of about 350. The decision came after a review by the new Labour government found that there was a “clear risk” the arms could be used in serious violations of international humanitarian law in the war in Gaza.

The suspensions mark a notable – if only modest – policy shift from the previous government. But they won’t change much in Gaza, where…

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