UK suspends some arms exports to Israel, foreign secretary says

The UK government has been under pressure to halt arms sales to Israel, as concerns have grown over the Gaza death toll and widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure.

Critics say UK weapons exports to Israel could make Britain complicit in alleged breaches of international humanitarian law.

When he started the job, the Foreign Secretary David Lammy initiated a review to assess whether Israel was complying with international humanitarian law.

The UK is not a major supplier of arms to Israel, which gets most of its weapons from the US and Germany.